• Country
• United States of America (USA)

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Fairchild Recording Equipment Corp.; Whitestone NY

• Year
• 1959

• Category
• Audio Amplifier or -mixer

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 158424

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• Number of Tubes
• 8

• Valves / Tubes
• EF86 EF86 EF86 EF86 ECC83 ECC83 6X4 6X4

• Main principle
• Audio-Amplification

• Wave bands
• - without

• Details
• Hi-Fi equipment

• Power type and voltage
• Alternating Current supply (AC) / 110 - 120 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• - For headphones or amp.

• Material
• Metal case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: 248 - Fairchild Recording Equipment

• Shape
• Tablemodel, with any shape - general.

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 14.5 x 8.5 x 6 inch / 368 x 216 x 152 mm

• Notes

• The Fairchild Model 248 is an AC operated Stereo Preamplifier and consists of two Models 245 and a Switching Circuit.

   

  The Fairchild model 248 is a audio stereo preamplifier that is actually a combination of two Fairchild model 245 mono preamplifiers and a Fairchild model 247 stereo attachment (referred to as a stereo converter) in the manufacturers literature. The model 247 stereo attachment acts as a stereo/monophonic control system, with a master gain control and optional loudness compensation.

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 20 lb (20 lb 0 oz) / 9.080 kg

• Price in first year of sale
• 239.50 USA

• Source of data
• - - Manufacturers Literature

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Photofact Folder, Howard W. SAMS (Date 4-59, Set 437, Folder 6)

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• - - Manufacturers Literature (Schematic)

• Literature/Schematics (3)
• - - Manufacturers Literature (Price List)

• Author
• Model page created by Egon Penker. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 23 models, 22 with images and 10 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Fairchild Recording Equipment Corp.; Whitestone NY