246

• Country
• United States of America (USA)

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

• Year
• 1932

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 18427

• Picture
• Schematics

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• Number of Tubes
• 6

• Valves / Tubes
• 57 56 58 55 47 80

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 262 kHz

• Wave bands
• Broadcast only (MW).

• Power type and voltage
• Alternating Current supply (AC) / 110 Volt

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

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: 246 - Atwater Kent Mfg. Co.;

• Shape
• Tablemodel without push buttons, Mantel/Midget/Compact up to 14

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 15 x 11.5 x 9.5 inch / 381 x 292 x 241 mm

• Notes

• See also export 220 volt Model 246.

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 12.5 kg / 27 lb 8.5 oz (27.533 lb)

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

• Source of data
• The Radio Collector's Directory and Price Guide 1921 - 1965

• Circuit diagram reference
• Rider's Perpetual, Volume 3 = 1933 and before

• Mentioned in
• Collector's Guide to Antique Radios (6th edition) (Thali)

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Machine Age to Jet Age II (page 69.)

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• Cathedral & Tombstone Radios (page 58.)

• 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