Sparton 68-XS
Sparks-Withington Co., (Sparton); Jackson, Michigan
- Country
- United States of America (USA)
- Manufacturer / Brand
- Sparks-Withington Co., (Sparton); Jackson, Michigan
- Year
- 1934/1935
- Category
- Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
- Radiomuseum.org ID
- 79863
- Number of Tubes
- 6
- Main principle
- Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 345 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 to/or 230 Volt
- Loudspeaker
- Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil)
- Material
- Wooden case
- from Radiomuseum.org
- Model: Sparton 68-XS - Sparks-Withington Co., Sparton
- Shape
- Console, Lowboy (legs < 50 %).
- Notes
-
Model 68-XS is a 6-tube superheterodyne for broadcast reception 540 to 1600 kHz including police calls and short wave from 19 to 55 meters. It is the export version of model 68. See the picture there and see the article here about season 1934/35.
- Circuit diagram reference
- Rider's Perpetual, Volume 5 = ca. 1934 and before
- Author
- Model page created by Ernst Erb. 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