59

• Country
• United States of America (USA)

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Federal Radio Corp. / Federal Telephone & Telegraph Co.; Buffalo, NY

• Year
• 1923/1924

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 40294

• • alternative name: Federal Recorder || Federal Tel. & Radio || Federal T&T
  • Brand: Orthosonic / Ortho-Sonic

• Picture
• Schematics

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• Number of Tubes
• 4

• Valves / Tubes
• UV201A UV200 UV201A UV201A

• Main principle
• TRF without regeneration; 2 AF stage(s)

• Tuned circuits
• 1 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast only (MW).

• Power type and voltage
• Storage and/or dry batteries

• Loudspeaker
• - This model requires external speaker(s).

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: 59 - Federal Radio Corp. / Federal

• Shape
• Tablemodel, Box - most often with Lid (NOT slant panel).

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 22.75 x 15.5 x 11 inch / 578 x 394 x 279 mm

• Notes
• One dial (primary tuning control knob). The Federal Type 59 receiver is of the double tuned circuit type supplied with one stage of radio frequency amplification and two stages of audio frequency amplification. Will tune any of the American or Canadian broadcasting stations operating on wavelengths between 225 and 550 meters.

• Price in first year of sale
• 177.00 $

• External source of data
• Ernst Erb

• Source of data
• Radio Collector`s Guide 1921-1932

• Circuit diagram reference
• Rider's Perpetual, Volume 1 = 1931/1934 (for 1919-1931)

• Mentioned in
• Collector's Guide to Antique Radios 4. Edition

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Antique Radio Magazine - Italy, Club Antique Radio Magazine (n. 105, jan-feb 2012)

• Other Models

• Here you find 202 models, 90 with images and 129 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Federal Radio Corp. / Federal Telephone & Telegraph Co.; Buffalo, NY