• Country
• United States of America (USA)

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Crosley Radio Corp.; Cincinnati (OH)

• Year
• 1935/1936

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 36954

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• Number of Tubes
• 7

• Valves / Tubes
• 6C5 6A8 6K7 6H6 6F5 6N6 5Z4MG

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 450 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)

• Tuned circuits
• 6 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast, Short Wave(s) and Police.

• Power type and voltage
• Alternating Current supply (AC) / Either transformer: 60 cycles, 110V or 25-60 cycles, 110V or 25-60 cycles, 220 Volt

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

• Power out
• 6 W (unknown quality)

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: 744 Ch= 716 - Crosley Radio Corp.;

• Shape
• Tablemodel, high profile (upright - NOT Cathedral nor decorative).

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 13.5 x 15.25 x 9.75 inch / 343 x 387 x 248 mm

• Notes

• The Crosley 744 is an AC operated 7 tube BC, Police and SW receiver.  Chassis were supplied with either a standard 60 cycle, 110V power transformer, a 25-60 cycle, 110V power transformer or a 25-60 cycle, 220V power transformer. 

  Band Frequency Ranges are as follows:
  American Broadcast Band (Blue Band)............540 - 1800kHz
  Police and Amateur Band (Red Band).............1800 - 6000kHz
  High Frequency Band (Green Band)................6000 - 18000kHz
  

  The 716 chassis and schematic are used in the following models:

  Model	Chassis	Cabinet
  744	716	Cube shaped table model
  745	716	Tombstone table model

   

• External source of data
• Ernst Erb

• Source of data
• Collector's Guide to Antique Radios (6th edition)

• Circuit diagram reference
• Rider's Perpetual, Volume 8 = 1937 and before

• Mentioned in
• Cathedral & Tombstone Radios (page 86.)

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• - - Manufacturers Literature (Crosley Service Supplement No. 151 Dated September 1936)

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• Crosley Radio Service Manual: 1943 Sets and Earlier (Pages 377, 378)

• Literature/Schematics (3)
• Rider's Perpetual, Volume 8 = 1937 and before (Pages 8-29, 8-30)

• Literature/Schematics (4)
• Beitman Radio Diagrams, Vol. 01, 1926-1938 (Page 51)

• Other Models

• Here you find 1773 models, 1042 with images and 1257 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Crosley Radio Corp.; Cincinnati (OH)