• Country
• United States of America (USA)

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Sparks-Withington Co., (Sparton); Jackson, Michigan

• Year
• 1938

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 58678

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• Number of Tubes
• 5

• Valves / Tubes
• 6A7 78 75 42 80

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 456 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)

• Tuned circuits
• 7 AM circuit(s)

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

• Power type and voltage
• Alternating Current supply (AC) / 115 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil) / Ø 7 inch = 17.8 cm

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Sparton 5218 Selectronne - Sparks-Withington Co., Sparton

• Shape
• Tablemodel with Push Buttons.

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 19 x 11 x 9 inch / 483 x 279 x 229 mm

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 8.1 kg / 17 lb 13.5 oz (17.841 lb)

• 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 10 = 1939 and before

• Mentioned in
• Rider's 10-29, 10-30, 10-34

• Other Models

• Here you find 817 models, 365 with images and 754 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Sparks-Withington Co., (Sparton); Jackson, Michigan