• Year
  • 1939
  • Category
  • Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 298264

 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Tubes
  • 6
  • Valves / Tubes
  • Main principle
  • Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 456 kHz
  • Tuned circuits
  • 7 AM circuit(s)
  • Wave bands
  • Broadcast, Short Wave(s) and Police.
  • Power type and voltage
  • Storage Battery for all (e.g. for car radios and amateur radios) / 6 Volt
  • Loudspeaker
  • Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 6 inch = 15.2 cm
  • Material
  • Wooden case
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: Air Castle WP208 - Spiegel Inc. Continental;
  • Shape
  • Miscellaneous shapes - described under notes.
  • Dimensions (WHD)
  • 21 x 8.5 x 8.75 inch / 533 x 216 x 222 mm
  • Notes
  • This radio has push-button tuning and built-in book-ends.

     Model  Differences
     WP104  Base model for AC operation
     WP105  Base model for AC operation with all-wave doublet antenna system
     WP208  Base model for Battery operation
     WP209  Base model for Battery operation with all-wave doublet antenna system
     WP210  Base model with 6-volt battery included
     WP211   Base model with 6-volt battery and all-wave doublet antenna system       included

     

  • Price in first year of sale
  • 29.75 $
  • Author
  • Model page created by Noemi Erb. See "Data change" for further contributors.

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