- Country
- United States of America (USA)
- Manufacturer / Brand
- Garod Radio Corp.; Brooklyn (NY)
- Year
- 1947
- Category
- Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
- Radiomuseum.org ID
- 41677
Click on the schematic thumbnail to request the schematic as a free document.
- Number of Tubes
- 5
- Main principle
- Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 455 kHz
- Wave bands
- Broadcast only (MW).
- Power type and voltage
- Line / Batteries (any type) / 105-125 AC/DC; 7.5&67.5 Volt
- Loudspeaker
- Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 4 inch = 10.2 cm
- Material
- Metal case
- from Radiomuseum.org
- Model: 5D3 - Garod Radio Corp.; Brooklyn NY
- Shape
- Portable set > 8 inch (also usable without mains)
- Dimensions (WHD)
- 8.5 x 6.5 x 4.75 inch / 216 x 165 x 121 mm
- Notes
- Lunch box type portable with steel case, plastic lid, painted purple. Built in loop antenna. Tunes 540 to 1650 kc. Comes in maroon pastel and blue & ivory-brightly colored two-tone combinations.
- Price in first year of sale
- 39.95 $
- External source of data
- Ernst Erb
- Source of data
- The Radio Collector's Directory and Price Guide 1921 - 1965
- Circuit diagram reference
- Rider's Perpetual, Volume 16 = ca. 1948 and before
- Mentioned in
- Antique Radios, Johnson 1986
- Literature/Schematics (1)
- -- Schematic (Sam's Photofact 22-16)
- Literature/Schematics (2)
- Radio Retailing (Radio & Television R.) (May 1947 page 44.)
- Other Models
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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)
Collections
The model 5D3 is part of the collections of the following members.