- Country
- United States of America (USA)
- Manufacturer / Brand
- Wells-Gardner & Co.; Chicago
- Year
- 1939 ?
- Category
- Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
- Radiomuseum.org ID
- 65510
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- Number of Tubes
- 8
- Main principle
- Superhet with RF-stage; ZF/IF 456 kHz
- Wave bands
- Broadcast plus 2 Short Wave bands.
- Power type and voltage
- Alternating Current supply (AC) / 110-240 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: 8A31 - Wells-Gardner & Co.; Chicago
- Shape
- Tablemodel, low profile (big size).
- Notes
- alternatively a 10" speaker was used.
- External source of data
- Ernst Erb
- Circuit diagram reference
- Rider's Perpetual, Volume 11 = ca. 1940 and before
- Other Models
-
Here you find 313 models, 102 with images and 284 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
All listed radios etc. from Wells-Gardner & Co.; Chicago
Collections
The model 8A31 is part of the collections of the following members.
Forum contributions about this model: Wells-Gardner & Co.;: 8A31
Threads: 1 | Posts: 2
Additional Information:
| Principle | Super-Heterodyne |
| Wave bands | Broadcast, Short Wave, AMATEUR (Short Wave 2) + 6 fixed bands |
| Power type and voltage | Alternating Current supply (AC) / 105-250 Volt |
| Loudspeaker | Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil) / Ø 20 cm = 7.9 inch |
| Material | Wooden case |
| Dimensions (WHD) | 604 x 320 x 325 mm |
| Valves / Tubes | 8: 6SK7-3, 6SQ7, 6SA7, 6V6G, 6U5,5Y3G |
Year: 1940
Nikolai Koutcher, 10.Jul.05