• 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
• 74830

Click on the schematic thumbnail to request the schematic as a free document.

• Number of Tubes
• 6

• Valves / Tubes
• 1T4 1R5 1T4 1S5 3Q5GT 117Z6GT

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

• Wave bands
• Broadcast only (MW).

• Power type and voltage
• Line / Batteries (any type) / AC/DC 117or =9/90 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 12 cm = 4.7 inch

• Material
• Leather / canvas / plastic - over other material

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Sparton 6AM06 Ch=6-06 [-] - Sparks-Withington Co., Sparton

• Shape
• Portable set > 8 inch (also usable without mains)

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 308 x 250 x 153 mm / 12.1 x 9.8 x 6 inch

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 3.6 kg / 7 lb 14.9 oz (7.93 lb)

• Source of data
• Collector's Guide to Antique Radios (6th edition)

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Beitman Radio Diagrams, Vol. 08, 1948

• Literature/Schematics (4)
• Photofact Folder, Howard W. SAMS (Set 34, Date 2/48, Folder 484-21)

• 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