- Country
- United States of America (USA)
- Manufacturer / Brand
- Admiral (brand) Continental Radio & Television Co.; Chicago, IL
- Year
- 1940
- Category
- Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
- Radiomuseum.org ID
- 190876
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- alternative name: Continental Radio & TV
- Number of Tubes
- 7
- Main principle
- Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 455 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)
- Tuned circuits
- 6 AM circuit(s)
- Wave bands
- Broadcast and Short Wave (SW).
- Power type and voltage
- Alternating Current supply (AC) / 110-120 Volt
- Loudspeaker
- Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil)
- Material
- Wooden case
- from Radiomuseum.org
- Model: 305 Ch=7C - Admiral brand Continental
- Shape
- Tablemodel with Push Buttons.
- Dimensions (WHD)
- 18 x 10 x 11 inch / 457 x 254 x 279 mm
- Notes
- Six push buttons: mechanical leverage to any frequency. Tuner knob: must be pushed inward to engage flywheel. Includes a tone control. BC Band extended to Police frequencies of 1730 kHz (old terminology). Dial on screened glass with American BC Call Letters. Bezel possibly Catalin resin (shrinkage common).
- Source of data
- - - Data from my own collection
- Circuit diagram reference
- Rider's Perpetual, Volume 11 = ca. 1940 and before
- Mentioned in
- Machine Age to Jet Age II (page 53.)
- Author
- Model page created by Robert Heimbueger. See "Data change" for further contributors.
- Other Models
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Here you find 3161 models, 1321 with images and 2526 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
All listed radios etc. from Admiral (brand) Continental Radio & Television Co.; Chicago, IL