Knight B10505, B10506 portable
Allied Radio Corp. (Knight, Roamer, Wextark); Chicago (IL)
- Country
- United States of America (USA)
- Manufacturer / Brand
- Allied Radio Corp. (Knight, Roamer, Wextark); Chicago (IL)
- Year
- 1941
- Category
- Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
- Radiomuseum.org ID
- 166562
Allied catalog 1941 page inside back cover
- Number of Tubes
- 4
- Main principle
- Superheterodyne (common)
- Wave bands
- Broadcast (MW), Police, sometimes also early TV (75-200m).
- Power type and voltage
- Dry Batteries / 45 & 1,5 Volt
- Loudspeaker
- Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 4 inch = 10.2 cm
- Material
- Bakelite or Plastics (type unknown)
- from Radiomuseum.org
- Model: Knight B10505, B10506 [portable] - Allied Radio Corp. Knight,
- Shape
- Portable set > 8 inch (also usable without mains)
- Dimensions (WHD)
- 135 x 250 x 110 mm / 5.3 x 9.8 x 4.3 inch
- Notes
-
Built in Magna Beam Antenna.
Price listed complete with tubes and batteries.
B-10505 has a Black Cabinet and costis $11.25 USD.
B-10506 has a Brown Cabinet and costis $10.25 USD.
Similar models are the Sonora Candid KG-80 and KG-132 Brownie. Schematic available there.
Not to be confused with the earlier Knight B-10505 and Knight B-10506.
- Mentioned in
- Allied Radio Catalog (Knight) (1941 catalog, page inside back cover)
- Author
- Model page created by Hans De Seijn. See "Data change" for further contributors.
- 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)
Collections
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