Knight 5 AC-DC Superhet 5A-115B, 5A-115M, 5A-115W

Allied Radio Corp. (Knight, Roamer, Wextark); Chicago (IL)

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  • Year
  • 1946
  • Category
  • Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 362754

 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Tubes
  • 5
  • Main principle
  • Superheterodyne (common)
  • Wave bands
  • Broadcast (MW), Police, sometimes also early TV (75-200m).
  • Power type and voltage
  • AC/DC-set / 110-120 Volt
  • Loudspeaker
  • Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 5 inch = 12.7 cm
  • Material
  • Catalin (a brand name for a thermosetting polymer popular in the 1930s and 1940s - a phenol formaldehyde resin - like Bakelite, but a two-stage process with a lot of work afterwards).
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: Knight 5 AC-DC Superhet 5A-115B, 5A-115M, 5A-115W - Allied Radio Corp. Knight,
  • Shape
  • Tablemodel, with any shape - general.
  • Dimensions (WHD)
  • 10.25 x 6.5 x 7.5 inch / 260 x 165 x 191 mm
  • Notes

  • Built in loop antenna.

    5A-115M Maroon with White trim Cabinet.

    5A-115W White with Maroon trim Cabinet.

    5A-115B Blue with White trim Cabinet.

    Complete with tubes.

  • Mentioned in
  • -- Original prospect or advert (Allied Catalog 1946 Page 3)
  • Author
  • Model page created by Glen Orriss. See "Data change" for further contributors.

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