- Country
- United States of America (USA)
- Manufacturer / Brand
- Federated Purchaser, Inc. (Acratone, Acratest); New York City (NY)
- Year
- 1936 ??
- Category
- Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
- Radiomuseum.org ID
- 362800
- Number of Tubes
- 7
- Main principle
- Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 456 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)
- Tuned circuits
- 8 AM circuit(s)
- Wave bands
- Broadcast plus 2 Short Wave bands.
- Power type and voltage
- Alternating Current supply (AC) / 115 Volt
- Loudspeaker
- Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil) / Ø 20 cm = 7.9 inch
- Material
- Wooden case, TUBES VISIBLE.
- from Radiomuseum.org
- Model: Acratone L5 - Federated Purchaser, Inc.
- Shape
- Tablemodel, Tombstone = decorative upright, not cathedral but can have rounded edges.
- Dimensions (WHD)
- 340 x 480 x 250 mm / 13.4 x 18.9 x 9.8 inch
- Notes
-
Wooden case similar to the Acratone 32-C (DC).
Chassis "L5", tube configuration and circuit diagrams identical to the Admiral L5.
Medium Wave: 510 to 1800 kHz (standard broadcast)
Short Wave 1: 1650 to 3500 kHz (includes police band)
Short Wave 2: 5 MHz to 18 MHz (foreign broadcast)
- Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
- 10.6 kg / 23 lb 5.6 oz (23.348 lb)
- Author
- Model page created by William Trypsteen. See "Data change" for further contributors.
- Other Models
-
Here you find 210 models, 127 with images and 89 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
All listed radios etc. from Federated Purchaser, Inc. (Acratone, Acratest); New York City (NY)
Collections
The model Acratone is part of the collections of the following members.