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A-81L Globe Girdler

Country: United States of America (USA)	Manufacturer/Brand: Lafayette Radio & TV Corp; New York (NY)
Year: 1934 – 1936	Type: Radio or Tuner
Valves / Tubes	5: 6A7 78 75 42 80

Principle	Super-Heterodyne (Super in general); IF-Freq. 456 kHz; 2 AF-stage(s)
Tuned circuits	7 AM circuit(s);
Wave bands	Broadcast, Long Wave and Short Wave.
Power type and voltage	Alternating Current supply (AC) / 110 also available for 220 Volt
Loudspeaker/pwr.out	Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil) / Ø 20.3 cm = 8 inch
from Radiomuseum.org	Model: A-81L Globe Girdler
Material	Wooden case
Shape	Tablemodel, Tombstone = Upright with decoration.
Dimensions (WHD)	13.5 x 16.5 x 8 inch / 343 x 419 x 203 mm
Notes	The catalog names this Lafayette model A-81 Globe Girdler and the variant for Europe A-81L Globe Girdler. They have Automatic Volume Control, a 3-gang tuning condenser with an airplane dial, continuously variable tone control and a mantel cabinet. The model A-81 has the following bands: 18 - 50 m short wave, 75 - 200 m and BC is 200 - 550 m. The A-81L has a band covering wavelengths between 850 - 2000 meters substituted for the 75 to 200 m. Both are also available for 220 AC operation for an addl. $ 1.50. The list price for model A-81 is $ 39.90 but lafayette puts a price of $ 19.95. For the A-81L it is $ 47.00 versus $ 23.50. In catalog no. 59 for 1936 the A-81L is listed for $ 21.50 - and the text reads: "FIVE latest type tubes are used in an entirely new 1936 superhet circuit - listing tubes which have been used at least since 1932 (42) if we forget the 80 from 1927. Maybe there is a schematic change between the two catalogs involved - but not new tubes. See details and summaries for the models of this catalog.

All listed radios etc. from Lafayette Radio & TV Corp; New York (NY)
Here you find 962 models, 738 with images and 346 with schematics.

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