• Country
• United States of America (USA)

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Spiegel Inc. (Continental); Chicago

• Year
• 1950/1951

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 59508

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• Number of Tubes
• 5

• Valves / Tubes
• 12BE6 12BA6 12AV6 50C5 35W4

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 455 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)

• Tuned circuits
• 5 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast only (MW).

• Power type and voltage
• AC/DC-set / Either AC: 50-60 cycles, 105-120V or DC: 105-120 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 4 inch = 10.2 cm

• Material
• Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Aircastle 607-316-1 Order=A76 T 316 - Spiegel Inc. Continental;

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

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 8.75 x 6 x 4.5 inch / 222 x 152 x 114 mm

• Notes

• The Aircastle 607-316-1 is an AC/DC operated 5 tube BC band receiver.  The BC band frequency tuning range is 540-1620kHz.  Has built-in loop antenna.

  The Riders and SAMS references refer to the following models:

  Model Number	Catalog Number	Cabinet Color	R10	Output Tube	Rectifier Tube
  607-317	TBD	Walnut	68 Ohms	35B5	35Z4GT or 35Z5GT
  607-317-1	A76 T 315	Walnut	None	50C5	35W4
  607-316	TBD	Ivory	68 Ohms	35B5	35Z4GT or 35Z5GT
  607-316-1	A76 T 316	Ivory	None	50C5	35W4

  NOTE: Tube lineups taken from labels on actual radio's.  Riders has the 607-316/607-317 and  607-316-1/607-317-1 tube lineups reversed as compared to the tube lineups on the actual radio's.  Visual inspection of actual radio's indicate that the labels on the radio's have the correct tube lineups.

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 7 lb (7 lb 0 oz) / 3.178 kg

• Price in first year of sale
• 16.95 USD !

• External source of data
• Ernst Erb

• Source of data
• Collector's Guide to Antique Radios 4. Edition

• Circuit diagram reference
• Rider's Perpetual, Volume 22, covering 1951

• Mentioned in
• Photofact Folder, Howard W. SAMS (Date 7-1951, Set 138, Folder 2)

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Rider's Perpetual, Volume 22 = covering 1951 (Spiegel Section, page 22-8)

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• Spiegel Catalogs (Aircastle) (Fall and Winter 1950 Catalog, page 546)

• Other Models

• Here you find 1279 models, 552 with images and 1043 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Spiegel Inc. (Continental); Chicago