- Country
- United States of America (USA)
- Manufacturer / Brand
- Western Auto Supply of California Co. (Western Air Patrol, Wizard); Los Angeles, CA
- Year
- 1938 ?
- Category
- Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
- Radiomuseum.org ID
- 359481
Incorrect knobs, replacement grille cloth.
- Number of Tubes
- 5
- Main principle
- Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 460 kHz
- Tuned circuits
- 6 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 5 inch = 12.7 cm
- Material
- Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)
- from Radiomuseum.org
- Model: 558 - Western Auto Supply of
- Shape
- Tablemodel without push buttons, Mantel/Midget/Compact up to 14
- Dimensions (WHD)
- 10.5 x 7 x 6.75 inch / 267 x 178 x 171 mm
- Notes
-
Cabinet material is Plaskon.
Uses the same chassis and schematic as the Gilfillan 5G8.
- Literature/Schematics (1)
- Rider's Perpetual, Volume 9 = 1938 and before (Pg. Gilfillan 9-1)
- Author
- Model page created by Rodney Boleyn. See "Data change" for further contributors.
- Other Models
-
Here you find 73 models, 26 with images and 51 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
All listed radios etc. from Western Auto Supply of California Co. (Western Air Patrol, Wizard); Los Angeles, CA