• Country
• United States of America (USA)

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

• Year
• 1946

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 80178

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• Number of Tubes
• 5

• Valves / Tubes
• 14Q7 14A7 14B6 50A5 35Y4

• 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
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil)

• Material
• Bakelite case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Sparton 5-06 - Sparks-Withington Co., Sparton

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

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 250 x 180 x 160 mm / 9.8 x 7.1 x 6.3 inch

• Notes
• Available in colorful plastic white, brown and antique ivory.

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 2.6 kg / 5 lb 11.6 oz (5.727 lb)

• Circuit diagram reference
• Rider's Perpetual, Volume 15 = 1947 and before

• Mentioned in
• Rider's 15-1, 15-2, 15-3

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Radio Retailing (Radio & Television R.) (April 1946 page 103.)

• Author
• Model page created by Konrad Birkner † 12.08.2014. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• 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