• Country
• United States of America (USA)

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

• Year
• 1941/1942

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 39044

• • alternative name: Emerson Television

Click on the schematic thumbnail to request the schematic as a free document.

• Number of Tubes
• 5

• Valves / Tubes
• 1R5 1T4 1S5 3S4 117Z4

• 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
• Line / Batteries (any type) / 105-125; 1.5; 67.5 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 3.5 inch = 8.9 cm

• Material
• Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: GC448 Ch= GC - Emerson Radio & Phonograph

• Shape
• Portable set > 8 inch (also usable without mains)

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 8.5 x 3.625 x 4.25 inch / 216 x 92 x 108 mm

• Notes

• BC (540-1600kHz) band. Built-in loop antenna. Fluted unbreakable black plastic case with gray crinkle sides.

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 4 lb 1 oz (4.063 lb) / 1.844 kg

• External source of data
• Ernst Erb

• Circuit diagram reference
• Rider's Perpetual, Volume 13 = 1942 and before

• Literature/Schematics (3)
• Emerson Folder for 1942.

• 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