• Country
• United States of America (USA)

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Clarion, Transformer Corp. of America (TCA); Chicago, IL

• Year
• 1931/1932

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 63404

• • Brand: Clarion

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• Number of Tubes
• 7

• Valves / Tubes
• 51 or 35 51 or 35 27 51 or 35 24 or 24A 47 80

• Main principle
• Superhet with RF-stage; ZF/IF 175 kHz

• Tuned circuits
• 7 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast only (MW).

• Power type and voltage
• Alternating Current supply (AC) / 110-120 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil) / Ø 8 inch = 20.3 cm

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Clarion AC85 Ch= G-83 - Clarion, Transformer Corp. of

• Shape
• Table-Cathedral-Type (upright, round top or gothic arch, not rounded edges only).

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 425 x 495 x 280 mm / 16.7 x 19.5 x 11 inch

• Notes

• The lower left-hand knob is for volume control. The lower right-hand knob is on/off and tone control. The upper center is for tuning.

  Stein makes mention of 8 tubes (in his book "Cathedral &Tombstone Radios").

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 15.8 kg / 34 lb 12.8 oz (34.802 lb)

• Price in first year of sale
• 49.95 $

• External source of data
• Ernst Erb

• Circuit diagram reference
• Rider's Perpetual, Volume 1 = 1931/1934 (for 1919-1931)

• Mentioned in
• Machine Age to Jet Age II (page 78.)

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Riders 1-13

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• Cathedral & Tombstone Radios (page 71.)

• Literature/Schematics (4)
• The Transformer Folder.

• Other Models

• Here you find 143 models, 77 with images and 106 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Clarion, Transformer Corp. of America (TCA); Chicago, IL