• Year
  • 1939/1940
  • Category
  • Car Radio, perhaps also + sound player/recorder
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 35794
    • alternative name: Continental Radio & TV

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 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Tubes
  • 5
  • Main principle
  • Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 456 kHz
  • Tuned circuits
  • 6 AM circuit(s)
  • Wave bands
  • Broadcast only (MW).
  • Power type and voltage
  • Storage Battery for all (e.g. for car radios and amateur radios) / 6 Volt
  • Loudspeaker
  • Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil)
  • Material
  • Metal case
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: 55 - Admiral brand Continental
  • Shape
  • Chassis only or for «building in»
  • Dimensions (WHD)
  • 5.875 x 5.875 x 11 inch / 149 x 149 x 279 mm
  • Notes
  • Vibrator for +B. Calibrated 535 to 1530 kc with large easy-to-read numerals. Plug type antenna connector.
  • External source of data
  • Admiral Folder 1939 for 1940 page 22.
  • Circuit diagram reference
  • Rider's Perpetual, Volume 9 = 1938 and before

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