• Country
• United States of America (USA)

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

• Year
• 1950

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 65768

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• Number of Tubes
• 6

• Valves / Tubes
• 12BA6 12BE6 12BA6 12AV6 35C5 35W4

• Main principle
• Superhet with RF-stage; ZF/IF 455 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)

• Tuned circuits
• 6 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast only (MW).

• Power type and voltage
• AC/DC-set / 105 - 125 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 5.25 inch = 13.3 cm

• Power out
• 0.9 W (unknown quality)

• Material
• Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: D2018 Truetone Ch= 225D26-002 - Western Auto Supply Co.

• Shape
• Tablemodel, with any shape - general.

• Notes
• Color=Ivory
  The Western Auto Supply Model Truetone D2018 is an AC/DC operated Superheterodyne Receiver with Loop Antenna.

• External source of data
• Ernst Erb

• Source of data
• The Radio Collector's Directory and Price Guide 1921 - 1965

• Circuit diagram reference
• Rider's Perpetual, Volume 21, Copyright 1950

• Mentioned in
• Beitman Radio Diagrams, Vol. 10, 1950

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Photofact Folder, Howard W. SAMS (Date 7-50, Set 101, Folder 15)

• Other Models

• Here you find 899 models, 512 with images and 791 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)