• Country
• United States of America (USA)

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Western Auto Supply Co. (Truetone); Kansas City (MO)

• Year
• 1939

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 65683

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• Number of Tubes
• 6

• Valves / Tubes
• 6SA7 6SK7 6SQ7 6P5G 6AC5G 5Y3G

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

• Tuned circuits
• 6 AM circuit(s)

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

• Power type and voltage
• Alternating Current supply (AC) / 105-125 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil)

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Truetone Challenger D-1040 [Issue A] - Western Auto Supply Co.

• Shape
• Console with any shape - in general

• External source of data
• Ernst Erb

• Source of data
• Pre-War Consoles

• Circuit diagram reference
• Rider's Perpetual, Volume 13 = 1942 and before

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Riders 13-59

• Other Models

• Here you find 901 models, 515 with images and 795 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Western Auto Supply Co. (Truetone); Kansas City (MO)