- Country
- United States of America (USA)
- Manufacturer / Brand
- Farnsworth Television & Radio Corp. - see also Capehart
- Year
- 1940/1941
- Category
- Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
- Radiomuseum.org ID
- 40117
Click on the schematic thumbnail to request the schematic as a free document.
- Number of Tubes
- 6
- Main principle
- Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 455 kHz
- Tuned circuits
- 6 AM circuit(s)
- Wave bands
- Broadcast and Short Wave (SW).
- Power type and voltage
- AC/DC-set
- Loudspeaker
- Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil) / Ø 5 inch = 12.7 cm
- Material
- Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)
- from Radiomuseum.org
- Model: BT-20 - Farnsworth Television & Radio
- Shape
- Tablemodel, low profile (big size).
- Dimensions (WHD)
- 12.5 x 7.25 x 7.625 inch / 318 x 184 x 194 mm
- Notes
-
Built in loop antenna.
See also the similar Philips model 490-LN.
- External source of data
- Ernst Erb
- Source of data
- Collector's Guide to Antique Radios 4. Edition
- Circuit diagram reference
- Rider's Perpetual, Volume 12 = ca. 1941 and before
- Other Models
-
Here you find 400 models, 284 with images and 327 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
All listed radios etc. from Farnsworth Television & Radio Corp. - see also Capehart