380 Personal Radio Ch= DU (carrying handle)

Emerson Radio & Phonograph Corp.; New York, NY

  • Year
  • 1941/1942
  • Category
  • Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 38959
    • alternative name: Emerson Television

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 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Tubes
  • 4
  • Main principle
  • Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 455 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)
  • Tuned circuits
  • 5 AM circuit(s)
  • Wave bands
  • Broadcast only (MW).
  • Power type and voltage
  • Storage and/or dry batteries / 1.5; 67.5 Volt
  • Loudspeaker
  • Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil)
  • Material
  • Leather / canvas / plastic - over other material
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: 380 Personal Radio Ch= DU - Emerson Radio & Phonograph
  • Shape
  • Portable set > 8 inch (also usable without mains)
  • Dimensions (WHD)
  • 145 x 235 x 80 mm / 5.7 x 9.3 x 3.1 inch
  • Notes
  • According to an original ad for both the Emerson DU-379 and DU-380 from original Emerson 1941 sales brochure. The 379 uses a loading coil and the loop antenna is in the carrying strap. The 380 has loop in a swinging back panel. Shoulder strap made from Leatherette covered Pressboard.
  • External source of data
  • Ernst Erb
  • Circuit diagram reference
  • Rider's Perpetual, Volume 12 = ca. 1941 and before

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