• 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
• 64423

• • 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
• 7

• Valves / Tubes
• 6K8G 6A8G 6K7 6Q7G 6U5 6F6G 5Y3G

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 465 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)

• Tuned circuits
• 6 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast and Short Wave (SW).

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

• Loudspeaker
• Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil) / Ø 10 inch = 25.4 cm

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Delco R-1142 - United Motors Service Delco

• Shape
• Console with Push Buttons.

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 32 x 35 x 12 inch / 813 x 889 x 305 mm

• Notes

• pushbutton tuning;

• Price in first year of sale
• 69.95 USD !

• External source of data
• Ernst Erb

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

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Beitman Radio Diagrams, Vol. 02, 1939 (Riders 10-22, 23, 24, 30)

• 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)