KBU-168 Ch= KB
Sonora Radio & Telev. Corp.; Chicago (IL)
- Country
- United States of America (USA)
- Manufacturer / Brand
- Sonora Radio & Telev. Corp.; Chicago (IL)
- Year
- 1940–1942
- Category
- Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
- Radiomuseum.org ID
- 58313
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- alternative name: Sonora Electric Phono
Click on the schematic thumbnail to request the schematic as a free document.
- Number of Tubes
- 5
- Main principle
- Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 456 kHz
- Tuned circuits
- 5 AM circuit(s)
- Wave bands
- Broadcast only (MW).
- Power type and voltage
- Line / Batteries (any type) / 110-120 ACDC / 6 & 90 Volt
- Loudspeaker
- Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 5 inch = 12.7 cm
- Material
- Leather / canvas / plastic - over other material
- from Radiomuseum.org
- Model: KBU-168 Ch= KB - Sonora Radio & Telev. Corp.;
- Shape
- Portable set > 8 inch (also usable without mains)
- Dimensions (WHD)
- 14 x 9.5 x 6.25 inch / 356 x 241 x 159 mm
- Notes
-
Built-in loop antenna. In streamlined portable case with Brown luggage-cloth covering.
- External source of data
- Ernst Erb
- Source of data
- The Radio Collector's Directory and Price Guide 1921 - 1965
- Circuit diagram reference
- Rider's Perpetual, Volume 18 = 1949 and before
- Mentioned in
- Collector's Guide to Antique Radios 4. Edition (Rider's Changes Page 18-11)
- Literature/Schematics (1)
- Radio Retailing (Radio & Television R.) (May 1941.)
- Literature/Schematics (3)
- -- Original prospect or advert (The Sonora Folder for 1942.)
- Other Models
-
Here you find 338 models, 206 with images and 253 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
All listed radios etc. from Sonora Radio & Telev. Corp.; Chicago (IL)