• Country
• United States of America (USA)

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Fada Radio & Electric Co.; Long Island (NY)

• Year
• 1950 ?

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 252462

• • alternative name: Andrea-Radio || Nater, Henri, Atlanta-Radio; Zürich

Click on the schematic thumbnail to request the schematic as a free document.

• Number of Tubes
• 5

• Valves / Tubes
• 12BE6 12BA6 12AT6 50B5 35W4

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 456 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 = 117 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 4 inch = 10.2 cm

• Material
• Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: 830M "Fada-Scope" - Fada Radio & Electric Co.;

• Shape
• Tablemodel without push buttons, Mantel/Midget/Compact up to 14

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 10.5 x 6.5 x 6 inch / 267 x 165 x 152 mm

• Notes

• The Fada model 830V is the version "ivory marble", 830W is walnut (in brown marble), 830A is Alabaster and 830M is color Maroon. Tuning range is 528 - 1680 kc (568 to 178 meters). P.M speaker with "New wonder speaker alnico V Dynamic" magnet. Built in loop antenna"Fada-Scope". Horizontal Continental Style Plastic Dial and Edge Lighted Pointer.

  The same documentation contains also pictures/data of models 845 (Cloud) and models 855 which are most equal with models 550. Just a notice for the common model years ...

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 3.25 lb (3 lb 4 oz) / 1.476 kg

• Source of data
• -- Original prospect or advert

• Circuit diagram reference
• Rider's Perpetual, Volume 20 covering 1950

• Author
• Model page created by Ernst Erb. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 754 models, 448 with images and 522 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Fada Radio & Electric Co.; Long Island (NY)