• Country
• United States of America (USA)

• Manufacturer / Brand
• United Motors Service (Delco)

• Year
• 1938/1939

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 64421

• • alternative name: Delco Radio Corp. (Appliance) || Delco-Remy Division, General Motors Corp. || United Motors Service Delco General Motors
  • Brand: Chieftain || Delco

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• Number of Tubes
• 5

• Valves / Tubes
• 6A8G 6K7 6Q7G 6K6G 5Y3G

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 465 kHz

• Wave bands
• Broadcast only (MW).

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

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 6 inch = 15.2 cm

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Delco R1140 - United Motors Service Delco

• Shape
• Tablemodel, low profile (big size).

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 15.5 x 9.25 x 7 inch / 394 x 235 x 178 mm

• Price in first year of sale
• 29.95 USD !

• External source of data
• Ernst Erb

• Circuit diagram reference
• Rider's Perpetual, Volume 10 = 1939 and before

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Riders 10-18, 10-19

• Other Models

• Here you find 585 models, 331 with images and 548 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from United Motors Service (Delco)