| Country: United States of America (USA) | Manufacturer/Brand: Lafayette Radio & TV Corp; New York (NY) |
| Year: 1935 / 1936 | Type: Radio or Tuner |
| Valves / Tubes | 8: 6C5 6K7 6K7 6K7 6H6 6F5 6F6 5Z4 |
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| Principle | Super-Heterodyne (Super in general); IF-Freq. 456 kHz; 2 AF-stage(s) |
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| Tuned circuits | 9 AM circuit(s); |
| Wave bands | Broadcast, Short Wave(s) and Police. |
| Power type and voltage | Alternating Current supply (AC) / 110 - 120 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-38 |
| Material | Wooden case |
| Shape | Tablemodel, Tombstone = Upright with decoration. |
| Dimensions (WHD) | 14 x 18 x 8 inch / 356 x 457 x 203 mm |
| Notes | The Lafayette catalog calls this models A-38, A-39 or as chassis model A-33 and A-34 8 tube AC 3 band Superhet. The models have an Airplane type dial, 3-gang condenser, Automatic Volume Control (AVC) and tone control. Wave length is 18 - 50 m, 75 - 200 m and 200 - 550 m. There seems not to be a Rider's schematic. The models A-38 and A-33 (chassis) are the US version and the models A-39 and A-34 (chassis the version for European use with long meter band in place of 57 - 200 m band. The model Lafayette A-38 is listed at $ 75.00 but the Lafayette price is $ 37.50 including tubes. For addl. $ 2.50 any of the above models can be operated with 220 volts. See details for the models of this catalog or summaries. |
This model was suggested by Ernst Erb.
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