• Country
• United States of America (USA)

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. (Air Chief & Roamer, Airchief); Akron (OH)

• Year
• 1941 ?

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 40751

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• Number of Tubes
• 5

• Valves / Tubes
• 12A8GT 12K7GT 12Q7GT 35L6GT 35Z5GT

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 456 kHz

• Tuned circuits
• 6 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast only (MW).

• Power type and voltage
• AC/DC-set / 117 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 5 inch = 12.7 cm

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: S7403-5 - Firestone Tire & Rubber Co.

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 12 x 7.375 x 6.75 inch / 305 x 187 x 171 mm

• Notes

• Built in loop antenna.

  Radio case is book-matched walnut veneer.

  Note: Some S7403-5 radios use a variation of the S7403-6 circuit.

• External source of data
• Ernst Erb

• Circuit diagram reference
• Rider's Perpetual, Volume 12 = ca. 1941 and before

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Riders 12-2

• Other Models

• Here you find 472 models, 307 with images and 430 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. (Air Chief & Roamer, Airchief); Akron (OH)