• Country
• United States of America (USA)

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Atwater Kent Mfg. Co.; Philadelphia, USA

• Year
• 1934 ?

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 18426

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• Number of Tubes
• 6

• Valves / Tubes
• 58 56 58 2A6 2A5 80

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 125 kHz

• Wave bands
• Broadcast and Short Wave (SW).

• Power type and voltage
• Alternating Current supply (AC) / 220 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil)

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: 236 European Compact - Atwater Kent Mfg. Co.;

• Shape
• Tablemodel, low profile (big size).

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 420 x 350 x 260 mm / 16.5 x 13.8 x 10.2 inch

• Notes
• It seems that the same chassis has been used for a "Compact 6LW" which Telion AG in Zürich, Switzerland used to sell with ther own "Swiss Cabinet" for SFr. 535.-. They claim that the set has a variable condenser with four elements. That Compact is receiving Broadcast (200 - 575 meter) and Long Wave (950 to 1950 meter).

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 12 kg / 26 lb 6.9 oz (26.432 lb)

• External source of data
• E. Erb 3-907007-36-0

• Circuit diagram reference
• Rider's Perpetual, Volume 7 = 1936 and before

• Mentioned in
• Thali

• Other Models

• Here you find 507 models, 330 with images and 332 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Atwater Kent Mfg. Co.; Philadelphia, USA