• Country
• United States of America (USA)

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Admiral (brand) Continental Radio & Television Co.; Chicago, IL

• Year
• 1965/1966

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 244561

• • alternative name: Continental Radio & TV

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• Number of Tubes
• 5

• Valves / Tubes
• 12BE6 12BA6 12AV6 50C5 35W4

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 455 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)

• Tuned circuits
• 6 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast only (MW).

• Power type and voltage
• Alternating Current supply (AC) / 60 cycles, 117 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 4 inch = 10.2 cm

• Material
• Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: YG873 Ch= 5D6E - Admiral brand Continental

• Shape
• Tablemodel with Clock ((Alarm-) Clock Radio).

• Notes

• The Admiral YG873 is an AC operated 5 tube BC band clock radio. BC band frequency range is 535 to 1620kHz. Has Qty(1) 4" PM speaker. Cabinet color is White.

  This model uses chassis 5D6E, which is a chassis used in earlier models from Admiral.  The Beitmans and Sams documentation refer to the earlier models using the same chassis, thus the schematics and alignment procedures in these references may be used for this model.

  
  For more information on the Y-models including colors see this link.

  One side of the AC line cord is connected directly to the chassis.  Use an isolation transformer when servicing this equipment!

• Circuit diagram reference
• Beitman Radio Diagrams Vol. 25, 1965

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Photofact Folder, Howard W. SAMS (Date 9-64, set 712, folder 5)

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• - - Manufacturers Literature (Admiral Service Manual S977 Dated 11-63)

• Literature/Schematics (3)
• Beitman Radio Diagrams, Vol. 25, 1965 (Page 5)

• Literature/Schematics (4)
• - - Manufacturers Literature (Admiral Service Manual S977C Dated 10-65)

• Author
• Model page created by John Kusching. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• 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