Crystal Receiver No. 1, later named Harko Radio Receiver or C.R. No-I

Crosley Radio Corp.; Cincinnati (OH)

  • Year
  • 1922/1923
  • Category
  • Detector-Radio (Crystal or diode, without tubes/transistors)
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 36442

 Technical Specifications

  • Main principle
  • Crystal or Solid State Detector
  • Tuned circuits
  • 1 AM circuit(s)
  • Wave bands
  • Broadcast only (MW).
  • Power type and voltage
  • No Power needed
  • Loudspeaker
  • - For headphones or amp.
  • Material
  • Wooden case
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: Crystal Receiver No. 1, later named Harko Radio Receiver or C.R. No-I - Crosley Radio Corp.;
  • Shape
  • Tablemodel, Box - most often with Lid (NOT slant panel).
  • Dimensions (WHD)
  • 7.5 x 5.5 x 4.5 inch / 191 x 140 x 114 mm
  • Notes
  • One dial (primary tuning control knob). Complete with head phones, antenna and insulators, ready to install without additional equipment. Will receive wave lengths from 200 to 600 meters. "Manufactured under Pickard and Wireless Speciality Patents."
    Here is a link to some sources for this model.
    The first version of a Crosley Crystal Receiver, later also called "Harko Radio Receiver" is more primitive without a variable capacitor is located here Harko Radio Receiver. This new model wihout overhanging lid has also a panel of bakelite instead wood. The Crosley Receiver No. 1, also called Harko Radio Receiver No. I or C.R. No-1 (CR I) "is made so that the Crosley "Audion Detector Unit", Crosley "Radio Frequency Tuned Amplifier (RFTA)" and Crosley "Two-Stage Audio Frequency Amplifier" may be added if desired, to increase the range and volume of sound." is part of an ad. It is a full system, including everything to receive near by stations - araound 25 to 30 miles away is stated.
  • Price in first year of sale
  • 25.00 $ !
  • External source of data
  • Ernst Erb
  • Literature/Schematics (3)
  • Radio News (Nov.1922, p.907.)
  • Literature/Schematics (4)
  • QST (September 1922, page 114.)

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