838 Ch= 120274

• Country
• United States of America (USA)

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

• Year
• 1955

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 80650

• • alternative name: Emerson Television

• Picture
• Schematics

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• Number of Tubes
• 3

• Valves / Tubes
• 1V6 1AH4 1AJ5

• Number of Transistors
• 2

• Semiconductors

• 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
• Dry Batteries / 4 & 45 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 2.75 inch = 7 cm

• Power out
• 0.5 W (unknown quality)

• Material
• Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: 838 Ch= 120274 - Emerson Radio & Phonograph

• Shape
• Very small Portable or Pocket-Set (Handheld) < 8 inch.

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 153 x 90 x 33 mm / 6 x 3.5 x 1.3 inch

• Notes

• 45V "B" battery Emerson EM86 or equivalent.

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 1 lb 0 oz (1 lb) / 0.454 kg

• Price in first year of sale
• 44.00 USD

• External source of data
• Funkgeschichte Nr. 109

• Circuit diagram reference
• Beitman Radio Diagrams Vol. 16, 1956

• Mentioned in
• The Portable Radio in American Life

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Photofact Folder, Howard W. SAMS (Date 3-56, Set 311, Folder 4)

• Author
• Model page created by Günther Stabe † 19.8.20. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 2062 models, 1144 with images and 1618 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