• Country
• United States of America (USA)

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Sonora Radio & Telev. Corp.; Chicago (IL)

• Year
• 1939/1940

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 58367

• • alternative name: Sonora Electric Phono

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• Number of Tubes
• 5

• Valves / Tubes
• 12A8GT 12K7GT 12Q7GT 35L6GT 35Z5GT

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 456 kHz

• Tuned circuits
• 5 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast only (MW).

• Power type and voltage
• AC/DC-set / 117 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 5 inch = 12.7 cm

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: TJ-63 Ch= TJ - Sonora Radio & Telev. Corp.;

• Shape
• Tablemodel without push buttons, Mantel/Midget/Compact up to 14

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 12 x 7.25 x 7 inch / 305 x 184 x 178 mm

• Notes

• Built-in loop antenna; phono or television input. Ingraham cabinet. Tunes 1720 to 535 kc.

• Price in first year of sale
• 13.00 $

• 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 11 = ca. 1940 and before

• Mentioned in
• Collector's Guide to Antique Radios 4. Edition

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Machine Age to Jet Age II (page 278.)

• Literature/Schematics (3)
• -- Original prospect or advert (The Sonora Folder for 1940.)

• Other Models

• Here you find 344 models, 207 with images and 259 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Sonora Radio & Telev. Corp.; Chicago (IL)