• Country
• United States of America (USA)

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Emerson Radio & Phonograph Corp.; New York, NY

• Year
• 1948/1949

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 38595

• • alternative name: Emerson Television

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• Number of Tubes
• 6

• Valves / Tubes
• 12BA6 12BA7 12BA6 12AU6 19T8 35B5

• Main principle
• Superhet with RF-stage; ZF/IF 455/10700 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)

• Tuned circuits
• 6 AM circuit(s)     9 FM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast (BC) and FM or UHF.

• Power type and voltage
• AC/DC-set / 105-125 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) - elliptical / Ø 6 inch = 15.2 cm

• Material
• Bakelite case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: 557 Ch= 120018B - Emerson Radio & Phonograph

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

• Notes

• BC (540-1620kHz) and FM (88-108MHz) bands. Built-in loop antenna for BC band. FM uses power line cord for antenna, with option to connect external antenna. Selenium rectifier. The same model with a different chassis (120048B) exists.

• External source of data
• Ernst Erb

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

• Circuit diagram reference
• Rider's Perpetual, Volume 19 = 1949 and before

• Mentioned in
• The Radio Collector's Directory and Price Guide 1921 - 1965

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Emerson Radio and Television Service Manual (Page 125)

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• Photofact Folder, Howard W. SAMS (Vol.7 9/49 4918-4 Set #70 Folder 4)

• Literature/Schematics (3)
• Emerson Folder Form. 49-102, 8-48 for 1949.

• Other Models

• Here you find 2101 models, 1158 with images and 1659 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Emerson Radio & Phonograph Corp.; New York, NY