• Year
  • 1930/1931
  • Category
  • Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 37976
    • Brand: Ufonic

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 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Tubes
  • 8
  • Main principle
  • Superhet with RF-stage; ZF/IF 175 kHz
  • Tuned circuits
  • 7 AM circuit(s)
  • Wave bands
  • Broadcast only (MW).
  • Power type and voltage
  • Alternating Current supply (AC) / 115 Volt
  • Loudspeaker
  • Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil)
  • Material
  • Wooden case
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: S-5 [8 Tubes] - Echophone Radio, Inc. - see
  • Shape
  • Table-Cathedral-Type (upright, round top or gothic arch, not rounded edges only).
  • Dimensions (WHD)
  • 360 x 440 x 190 mm / 14.2 x 17.3 x 7.5 inch
  • Notes
  • Reference for the date: "Los Angeles Radio Manufacturing" by Floyd A. Paul. (1988), page 13: shows that in Autumn 1930, Echophone moved at least the production from Hollywood to Illinois and for December show in a service manual from December 1930 the chassis of S-3, S-4, S-5 and F. The schematic diagram of S-3 has a date of 9-5-30. For S-5 there is also the 7 tube version having a Dynatron oscillator/mixer.
  • Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
  • 10.3 kg / 22 lb 11 oz (22.687 lb)
  • Price in first year of sale
  • 70.00 $
  • External source of data
  • Ernst Erb
  • Circuit diagram reference
  • Rider's Perpetual, Volume 1 = 1931/1934 (for 1919-1931)

 Collections | Museums | Literature

Collections

The model S-5 (S-5 Rev.) is part of the collections of the following members.

 Forum

Forum contributions about this model: Echophone Radio, Inc: S-5

Threads: 1 | Posts: 4

The introductory price in March 1931 was $69.50, and the name of the company at that time was Echophone Radio Mfg. Co. Ltd, according to advertisements in both "Radio" and "Radio Retailing" for March 1931.

Alan Scott Douglas † 16.11.15, 15.Sep.10

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