X-8 two 42 tubes
Admiral (brand) Continental Radio & Television Co.; Chicago, IL
- Country
- United States of America (USA)
- Manufacturer / Brand
- Admiral (brand) Continental Radio & Television Co.; Chicago, IL
- Year
- 1935/1936
- Category
- Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
- Radiomuseum.org ID
- 246562
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- alternative name: Continental Radio & TV
- Number of Tubes
- 6
- Main principle
- Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 456 kHz
- Tuned circuits
- 6 AM circuit(s)
- Wave bands
- Broadcast, Short Wave(s) and Police.
- Power type and voltage
- Alternating Current supply (AC) / 115 Volt
- Loudspeaker
- Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil) / Ø 6.5 inch = 16.5 cm
- Material
- Wooden case
- from Radiomuseum.org
- Model: X-8 [two 42 tubes] - Admiral brand Continental
- Shape
- Tablemodel, Tombstone = decorative upright, not cathedral but can have rounded edges.
- Dimensions (WHD)
- 311 x 352 x 207 mm / 12.2 x 13.9 x 8.1 inch
- Notes
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This radio was made by Continental Radio Corp. under the (Monarch) Brand. But was also made by Allied Radio Corp. under the (Knight) Brand. This Version of the (Knight) is featured in the Allied Radio Catalog for 1935 on page 109. But used the dial and Escetchon from the 1936 Allied Radio Catalog featured on page 119.
This Radio is exactly the same as the X-8 but with a extra 42 valve in its line up.
- Price in first year of sale
- 21.35 USA
- Mentioned in
- Allied Radio Catalog (Knight) (1935 Catalog page 109)
- Literature/Schematics (1)
- Rider's Perpetual, Volume 7 = 1936 and before
- Author
- Model page created by Stephen Simpson. 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
Collections
The model X-8 is part of the collections of the following members.