Air Castle TP2280 Ch= 145E

Spiegel Inc. (Continental); Chicago

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  • Year
  • 1938
  • Category
  • Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 59342

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 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Tubes
  • 7
  • Main principle
  • Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 456 kHz
  • Tuned circuits
  • 6 AM circuit(s)
  • Wave bands
  • Broadcast, Short Wave(s) and Police.
  • Details
  • Changer (Record changer)
  • Power type and voltage
  • Storage Battery for all (e.g. for car radios and amateur radios) / 6 Volt
  • Loudspeaker
  • Magnetic loudspeaker (reed) generic. / Ø 8 inch = 20.3 cm
  • Material
  • Wooden case
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: Air Castle TP2280 Ch= 145E - Spiegel Inc. Continental;
  • Shape
  • Console with any shape - in general
  • Dimensions (WHD)
  • 23.5 x 41 x 15.25 inch / 597 x 1041 x 387 mm
  • Notes

  • By this model the phonograph has a spring motor. The following Air Castle models are combination broadcast and shortwave band radio-phonograph consoles with differences as noted.

       Model  Differences
       TP2080    Base model for AC operation
       TP2081  AC base model with all-wave doublet antenna system
       TP2082  AC base model with automatic electric motor push-button tuning
       TP2083  AC base model with both antenna and push-button tuning
       TP2280  Battery operated version of the base model
       TP2281  Battery operated base model with all-wave doublet antenna system

     

  • Price in first year of sale
  • 79.50 $
  • External source of data
  • Ernst Erb
  • Circuit diagram reference
  • Rider's Perpetual, Volume 9 = 1938 and before
  • Literature/Schematics (1)
  • Riders 9-18

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