260 Tonebeam Lowboy 6 legs

Atwater Kent Mfg. Co.; Philadelphia, USA

  • Year
  • 1932
  • Category
  • Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 18429

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 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Tubes
  • 10
  • Main principle
  • Superhet with RF-stage; ZF/IF 130 kHz
  • Tuned circuits
  • 11 AM circuit(s)
  • Wave bands
  • Broadcast only (MW).
  • Power type and voltage
  • Alternating Current supply (AC) / 110 Volt
  • Loudspeaker
  • Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil)
  • Material
  • Wooden case
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: 260 Tonebeam Lowboy [6 legs] - Atwater Kent Mfg. Co.;
  • Shape
  • Console, Lowboy (legs < 50 %).
  • Notes
  • 6 legged stretcher base;
    6 chassis versions (Type 1, 2, and 3; with or without suffix F).
    Tonebeam is the neon tuning indicator tube.
  • External source of data
  • E. Erb 3-907007-36-0
  • Circuit diagram reference
  • Rider's Perpetual, Volume 3 = 1933 and before

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