- Country
- United States of America (USA)
- Manufacturer / Brand
- Allied Radio Corp. (Knight, Roamer, Wextark); Chicago (IL)
- Year
- 1947
- Category
- Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
- Radiomuseum.org ID
- 31968
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- Number of Tubes
- 4
- Main principle
- Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 455 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)
- Tuned circuits
- 6 AM circuit(s)
- Wave bands
- Broadcast (MW), Police, sometimes also early TV (75-200m).
- Power type and voltage
- AC/DC-set / 110-120/9&90 Volt
- Loudspeaker
- Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil)
- Material
- Leather / canvas / plastic - over other material
- from Radiomuseum.org
- Model: 5B-171 - Allied Radio Corp. Knight,
- Shape
- Portable set > 8 inch (also usable without mains)
- Dimensions (WHD)
- 12.5 x 9 x 6.75 inch / 318 x 229 x 171 mm
- Notes
-
Selenium rectifier
- Price in first year of sale
- 27.45 USD
- External source of data
- Ernst Erb
- Circuit diagram reference
- Rider's Perpetual, Volume 16 = ca. 1948 and before
- Mentioned in
- Allied Radio Catalog (Knight) (Catalog-112, 1947, page 4)
- Other Models
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Here you find 1228 models, 892 with images and 680 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
All listed radios etc. from Allied Radio Corp. (Knight, Roamer, Wextark); Chicago (IL)