• Year
  • 1934/1935
perfect model
  • Category
  • Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 58693

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 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Tubes
  • 5
  • Main principle
  • Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 456 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)
  • Tuned circuits
  • 6 AM circuit(s)
  • Wave bands
  • Broadcast only (MW).
  • Power type and voltage
  • AC/DC-set / 115 Volt
  • Loudspeaker
  • Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil)
  • Material
  • Wooden case
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: Sparton 53 AC-DC - Sparks-Withington Co., Sparton
  • Shape
  • Tablemodel, with any shape - general.
  • Notes
  • Model 53 AC-DC is a 5-tube superheterodyne for broadcast reception 540 to 1600 kHz including police calls. It has automatic volume control (AVC). It is the simplest radio of the season 1934/35 for Sparton, followed by the model 57 with the same tubes but receiving two bands. See the article here about season 1934/35.

  • Price in first year of sale
  • 24.95 $
  • External source of data
  • Ernst Erb
  • Circuit diagram reference
  • Rider's Perpetual, Volume 5 = ca. 1934 and before
  • Mentioned in
  • Rider's 5-1, 5-2, 5-3

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