- Country
- United States of America (USA)
- Manufacturer / Brand
- Western Auto Supply of California Co. (Western Air Patrol, Wizard); Los Angeles, CA
- Year
- 1935 ??
- Category
- Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
- Radiomuseum.org ID
- 65610
Finish is not original
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- Number of Tubes
- 5
- Main principle
- Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 460 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)
- Tuned circuits
- 6 AM circuit(s)
- Wave bands
- Broadcast plus 2 Short Wave bands.
- Power type and voltage
- Alternating Current supply (AC) / 110 - 120 Volt
- Loudspeaker
- Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil)
- Material
- Wooden case
- from Radiomuseum.org
- Model: 38 Ch= W415 - Western Auto Supply of
- Shape
- Tablemodel, Tombstone = decorative upright, not cathedral but can have rounded edges.
- Dimensions (WHD)
- 11.75 x 15 x 9 inch / 298 x 381 x 229 mm
- Notes
-
The Western Air Patrol model 38 is a 5-tube, 3-band radio. It receives BC (530-1750 kHz, black), Shortwave 1 (1.7-6.0 MHz, green), and Shortwave 2 (5.5-18 MHz, red) bands.
Somewhat unusually, it supports dipole antenna connections, but does not have antenna terminals on the chassis. Instead it has 3 antenna wires lead out from under the chassis that are color coded to their purpose. The colors are noted on a label inside the cabinet.
- External source of data
- Ernst Erb
- Circuit diagram reference
- Rider's Perpetual, Volume 15 = 1947 and before
- 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