• Country
• United States of America (USA)

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Garod Radio Corp.; Brooklyn (NY)

• Year
• 1947/1948

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 120965

Click on the schematic thumbnail to request the schematic as a free document.

• Number of Tubes
• 4

• Valves / Tubes
• 1R5 1T4 1S5 3S4

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 455 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)

• Tuned circuits
• 6 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast only (MW).

• Power type and voltage
• Dry Batteries / 67.5 V & 1.5 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 2.5 inch = 6.4 cm

• Material
• Various materials

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Portable Radio Model 4A1 - Garod Radio Corp.; Brooklyn NY

• Shape
• Very small Portable or Pocket-Set (Handheld) < 8 inch.

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 167 x 108 x 89 mm / 6.6 x 4.3 x 3.5 inch

• Notes

• Metal housing, front and back cover embossed plastic croco design, radio cover shiny plastic with golden metallic background.

  2-tone color combinations.

  1 1/2 V battery size "D", 67 1/2 V battery Eveready No.467.

  Lights up and shuts off with lifting and closing of lid.

  Range 540 - 1650 kc.

  Built-in loop antenna.

  R.M.A. code 186.

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 3 lb 0 oz (3 lb) / 1.362 kg

• Price in first year of sale
• 29.95 $

• Circuit diagram reference
• Rider's Perpetual, Volume 17 = 1948 and before

• Mentioned in
• Radio Retailing (Radio & Television R.) (September 1947 page 52.)

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Photofact Folder, Howard W. SAMS (Set 29, Folder 4719-9)

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

• Other Models

• Here you find 380 models, 99 with images and 345 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Garod Radio Corp.; Brooklyn (NY)