KL-500

• Country
• Canada

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Canadian General Electric (Canada) (C.G.E. or CGE); Toronto, ON

• Year
• 1940/1941

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 94025

• Picture
• Schematics

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• Number of Tubes
• 5

• Valves / Tubes
• 6SA7 6SK7 6SQ7 6K6G 5Y4G

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 455 kHz

• Tuned circuits
• 6 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast plus more than 2 Short Wave bands.

• Power type and voltage
• Alternating Current supply (AC) / 105-125 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 4 inch = 10.2 cm

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: KL-500 - Canadian General Electric

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

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 15 x 9.375 x 8.625 inch / 381 x 238 x 219 mm

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 15 lb 4 oz (15.25 lb) / 6.924 kg

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Radio College of Canada (RCC) (Individual Circuit Service, 1927-1953)

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• Table Top Radios Vol. 4 Stein 2003 (page 60.)

• Author
• Model page created by Vitor Oliveira. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 505 models, 373 with images and 428 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Canadian General Electric (Canada) (C.G.E. or CGE); Toronto, ON