• Year
  • 1929
  • Category
  • Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 31138
    • alternative name: AC Dayton

 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Tubes
  • 7
  • Valves / Tubes
  • Main principle
  • TRF without regeneration
  • Power type and voltage
  • Dry Batteries
  • Loudspeaker
  • - This model requires external speaker(s).
  • Material
  • Wooden case
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: XL-72 Navigator - A-C Dayton Co., A-C Electrical
  • Shape
  • Tablemodel, with any shape - general.
  • Notes
  • The A-C Dayton model XL-72 belongs to the model line "Navigator series" which was introduced 1929, including the following models: XL-72 (battery model), AC98 and the consoles: AC9960, AC9970, AC9980, AC9990 and AC99100. According to "Vintage Radio 1887-1929" the model XL-71 of the same year does not belong to this series. The "Guide 1921-1932" notes for the Navigators: One dial (primary tuning control knob). This is a 4gang variable capacitor. The Navigator AC models feature a pretuner, being a bandfilter with 4 tuned circuits, fed to 5 untuned RF stages, power detector, 1 stage AF push-pull output. Power supply with full wave rectifier. The XL-72 has a different chassis!

  • Price in first year of sale
  • 79.00 $
  • External source of data
  • Ernst Erb
  • Literature/Schematics (1)
  • Rider's 1-8.

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