• Country
• United States of America (USA)

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

• Year
• 1936 ??

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 207011

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• Number of Tubes
• 6

• Valves / Tubes
• 1C6 34 30 32 30 19

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 456 kHz

• Wave bands
• Broadcast, Short Wave(s) and Police.

• Power type and voltage
• Storage Battery for all (e.g. for car radios and amateur radios) / 6 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 6 inch = 15.2 cm

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: D-718 Ch= Z5 - Western Auto Supply Co.

• Shape
• Tablemodel, low profile (big size).

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 19 x 11 x 9 inch / 483 x 279 x 229 mm

• Notes
• Truetone radio sold by Western Auto. Rear chassis is stamped "Truetone Model D-718 C.R.T. Factory No. Z5 Western Auto Stores". The "C.R.T." stands for Continental Radio and Television, who built the Z5 chassis. The actual schematic/parts list for this radio can be found in Riders volume 9, listed under Spiegel on pages 9-4 and 9-9. This is a 6V farm radio that generates B+ from a vibrator.

• Source of data
• - - Data from my own collection

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Rider's Perpetual, Volume 9 = 1938 and before

• Author
• Model page created by John Kusching. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• 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)