• Country
• United States of America (USA)

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Sears, Roebuck & Co.; Chicago (IL)

• Year
• 1940/1941

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 55859

• • Brand: Silvertone

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• Number of Tubes
• 5

• Valves / Tubes
• 1A7G 1N5G 1N5G 1H5G 1A5G

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 455 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)

• Tuned circuits
• 6 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast, Short Wave(s) and Police.

• Power type and voltage
• Storage and/or dry batteries / 90 & 1.4 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 6 inch = 15.2 cm

• Power out
• 0.1 W (0.18 W max.)

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Silvertone 2511 Order= 57F 2511 Ch= 101.605 - Sears, Roebuck & Co.; Chicago

• Shape
• Tablemodel, low profile (big size).

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 17.75 x 11 x 11.25 inch / 451 x 279 x 286 mm

• Notes

• The Sears Silvertone 2511 is a battery operated 5 tube BC, Police and SW band receiver. Has battery thrift switch on rear of chassis.  Also has two position tone control.

  Band Frequency Ranges are as follows:
  BC Band (Band A).............545-1750kHz
  Police Band (Band P)........1455-2650kHz
  SW Band (Band F)............5.95-18.2MHz

  See details and summaries about Sears catalogs etc. This model was manufactured for Sears by Colonial Radio Corp., Buffalo, NY (Sears Manufacturer Source Number Code 101).

  See also the other Silvertone models 2511 Ch= 101.642, model 2511 Ch= 101.605, model 2611 or model 2711.

• External source of data
• Ernst Erb

• Circuit diagram reference
• Rider's Perpetual, Volume 12 = ca. 1941 and before

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Riders 12-21, 22

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• The Sears Silvertone Catalogs 1930-1942 (page 200)

• Literature/Schematics (3)
• Sears, Roebuck Catalogs (Silvertone) (#181, Fall & Winter 1940/41, page 622.)

• Other Models

• Here you find 5479 models, 3211 with images and 4185 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Sears, Roebuck & Co.; Chicago (IL)