• Country
• United States of America (USA)

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Pilot Electric Mfg. Co. (Radio Corp.); Brooklyn (NY)

• Year
• 1928

• Category
• Kit (Parts plus instruction) or building instructions only

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 52072

• • alternative name: Pilot Radio & Television || Pilot Radio and Tube || Pilot Radio Corporation

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• Number of Tubes
• 3

• Valves / Tubes

• Main principle
• TRF with regeneration; 2 AF stage(s)

• Tuned circuits
• 1 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast and Short Wave (SW).

• Power type and voltage
• Storage and/or dry batteries / 45 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• - This model requires external speaker(s).

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Wasp 3-SW - Pilot Electric Mfg. Co. Radio

• Shape
• Tablemodel, with any shape - general.

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 14 x 7 x 7 inch / 356 x 178 x 178 mm

• Notes

• "3-Tube Shortwave Receiver". 17 to 500 meters by five plug in coils. Developed by Robert S. Kruse et al. Sold in kit form.

• Price in first year of sale
• 19.50 $ +

• External source of data
• Ernst Erb

• Source of data
• Collector's Guide to Antique Radios 4. Edition

• Circuit diagram reference
• Rider's Perpetual, Volume 7 = 1936 and before

• Mentioned in
• QST 8/2006, p. 79/80, by K2TQN

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Ghirardi: Radio Physics Course, 1st.Ed., p.293

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• Radio Design (Fall V1 N3 pp.26-30)

• Other Models

• Here you find 544 models, 271 with images and 408 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Pilot Electric Mfg. Co. (Radio Corp.); Brooklyn (NY)