• Year
  • 1928
  • Category
  • Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 133274

 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Tubes
  • 5
  • Main principle
  • TRF (Tuned-Radio-Frequency but use of regeneration unknown)
  • Wave bands
  • Broadcast only (MW).
  • Power type and voltage
  • Alternating Current supply (AC)
  • Loudspeaker
  • Magnetic loudspeaker (reed) generic. / Ø 7.5 inch = 19.1 cm
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: 5 [late] - Jackson-Bell Co. pre 1935; Los
  • Notes
  • The model 5 late by Jackson-Bell has 2 RF plug in coils wound on UX201A tube base forms, a magnetic corne speaker made by Fidelity Radio Corp. of Salt Lake City. It employs a loop antenna. "Radio doings" magazine ad. from April 1928 shows a scetch of the early model 5 and in fall 1928 the model 5-A is mentioned. Model 5 late is most probably from just before 5-A.
  • External source of data
  • Floyd A. Paul "Los Angeles Radio Manufacturing", the first 20 years
  • Author
  • Model page created by Ernst Erb. See "Data change" for further contributors.

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