• Country
• United States of America (USA)

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

• Year
• 1927

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 33249

Click on the schematic thumbnail to request the schematic as a free document.

• Number of Tubes
• 7

• Valves / Tubes
• 26 26 26 27 26 71A 80

• Main principle
• TRF without regeneration

• Tuned circuits
• 4 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast only (MW).

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

• Loudspeaker
• - This model requires external speaker(s).

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: 36 late [resistance type volume control] - Atwater Kent Mfg. Co.;

• Shape
• Tablemodel, Box - most often with Lid (NOT slant panel).

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 21 x 6.3 x 6.3 inch / 533 x 160 x 160 mm

• Notes
• Atwater Kent 36 was AK's first mains operated radio and also the first single knob tuning. Separate power supply pack "Y late"; This set is also mentioned in "Radio College of Canada" (RCC), Atwater Kent section page 2. That does not necessarily imply a Canadian production.
  Power pack size: 5 x 9 x 11 inch.

• Price in first year of sale
• 125.00 $

• External source of data
• Ernst Erb

• Source of data
• Radio Collector`s Guide 1921-1932

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

• Mentioned in
• Collector's Guide to Antique Radios 4. Edition (and RCC)

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• A.Atwater Kent, The Man, 2002 (Rider´s vol.1)

• 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