• Country
• United States of America (USA)

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

• Year
• 1940

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 65686

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• Number of Tubes
• 11

• Valves / Tubes
• 6SK7 6SA7 6SK7 6SK7 6AD6G 6SQ7 6SQ7 6SQ7 6V6GT 6V6GT 5Y3G

• Main principle
• Superhet with RF-stage; ZF/IF 456 kHz

• Tuned circuits
• 7 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast plus 2 Short Wave bands.

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

• Loudspeaker
• Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil) / Ø 12 inch = 30.5 cm

• Power out
• 9 W (unknown quality)

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Truetone D-1042 Grand [early] - Western Auto Supply Co.

• Shape
• Console with Push Buttons.

• Notes
• Two built in antennas

• External source of data
• Ernst Erb

• Source of data
• Pre-War Consoles

• Circuit diagram reference
• Rider's Perpetual, Volume 12 = ca. 1941 and before

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Riders 12-17,18, 19, 20 : CS 12-1

• 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)