• Country
• United States of America (USA)

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Western Auto Supply of California Co. (Western Air Patrol, Wizard); Los Angeles, CA

• Year
• 1934/1935

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 119249

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• Number of Tubes
• 5

• Valves / Tubes
• 57 58 2A6 2A5 80

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 175 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)

• Tuned circuits
• 6 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast (MW) and Tropical/Marine/Police Band(s) = 150-200m.

• Power type and voltage
• Alternating Current supply (AC) / 100 - 120 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil)

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: 5-Tube Super 1934-1935 - Western Auto Supply of

• Shape
• Tablemodel, low profile (big size).

• Notes

• This model "5-Tube Super 1934-1935" has not to be confused with the 5-tube TRF from 1924. By the way: It has a band pass filter before the 1st det which gives it a better selectivity than ordinary 5 tube receivers - and it has AVC with a diode. If you look at the pic of the back of the set, you will notice it has two knobs. The left hand knob is the band switch control, and tunes the radio between AM Broadcast, and the old Police Band. The dial is not marked off for the Police Band. The right hand knob is for the Tone Control.

  This radio was made in the Gilfillan factory in Los Angeles, California, USA.  The same radio chassis was used in radios sold under the Gilfillan and Golden Bear brands.  Gilfillan Models 32, 35, 41, 5-C, 5-T, 510 and 520 used this chassis.     

• Circuit diagram reference
• Rider's Perpetual, Volume 15 = 1947 and before

• Author
• Model page created by Konrad Birkner † 12.08.2014. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 72 models, 26 with images and 51 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Western Auto Supply of California Co. (Western Air Patrol, Wizard); Los Angeles, CA