• Country
• United States of America (USA)

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

• Year
• 1948

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 71836

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• Number of Tubes
• 6

• Valves / Tubes
• 12SK7 12A8 12SK7 12SQ7 35L6 35Z5

• Main principle
• Superhet with RF-stage; ZF/IF 456 kHz

• Tuned circuits
• 6 AM circuit(s)

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

• Power type and voltage
• AC/DC-set / 115 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 11 cm = 4.3 inch

• Material
• Metal case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Sparton 6A-66 - Sparks-Withington Co., Sparton

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

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 12 x 7.5 x 4.5 inch / 305 x 191 x 114 mm

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 4 kg / 8 lb 13 oz (8.811 lb)

• Circuit diagram reference
• Rider's Perpetual, Volume 18 = 1949 and before

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

• 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