• Year
  • 1952/1953
  • Category
  • Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 88016
    • alternative name: CBS Electronics || Columbia Phonographs || Columbia Records

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 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Tubes
  • 5
  • Main principle
  • Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 455 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)
  • Tuned circuits
  • 6 AM circuit(s)
  • Wave bands
  • Broadcast only (MW).
  • Power type and voltage
  • AC/DC-set / 110-120 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: 517A - CBS-Columbia Inc.; New York,
  • Shape
  • Tablemodel without push buttons, Mantel/Midget/Compact up to 14
  • Dimensions (WHD)
  • 9 x 5.5 x 6 inch / 229 x 140 x 152 mm
  • Notes
  • The CBS-Columbia models 515A, 516A and 517A share the same schematic (Photofact Date 12-53, set 223, folder 4 and Beitman diagram). They are AC-DC operated AM superheterodyne receivers with built in loop antenna.
  • Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
  • 4 lb 6 oz (4.375 lb) / 1.986 kg
  • Circuit diagram reference
  • Beitman Radio Diagrams Vol. 13, 1953

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