• Country
• United States of America (USA)

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

• Year
• 1942 ?

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 80163

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• Number of Tubes
• 8

• Valves / Tubes
• 7A7 7Q7 7A7 7B6 6U5 6F6G 6F6G 5Y3G

• Main principle
• Superhet with RF-stage; ZF/IF 456 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)

• Tuned circuits
• 7 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast, Short Wave(s) and Police.

• Power type and voltage
• Alternating Current supply (AC) / 115 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil)

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Sparton 8-61 - Sparks-Withington Co., Sparton

• Notes
• Loop antenna and 6 station buttons for BC, tuning eye.

• Circuit diagram reference
• Rider's Perpetual, Volume 14 = 1944 = before 1943

• Mentioned in
• Rider's 14-4, 14-5, 14-6

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

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