- Country
- United States of America (USA)
- Manufacturer / Brand
- Pacific Radio Corporation (Jackson-Bell post 1934, Parco); Los Angeles (CA)
- Year
- 1936/1937
- Category
- Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
- Radiomuseum.org ID
- 194574
- Number of Tubes
- 5
- Valves / Tubes
- Main principle
- Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 456 kHz
- Wave bands
- Broadcast only (MW).
- Power type and voltage
- Alternating Current supply (AC)
- Loudspeaker
- Permanent or electro-dynamic (moving coil), system not known yet. / Ø 5 inch = 12.7 cm
- Power out
- 3 W (unknown quality)
- Material
- Wooden case
- from Radiomuseum.org
- Model: 456-D - Pacific Radio Corporation
- Shape
- Tablemodel without push buttons, Mantel/Midget/Compact up to 14
- Notes
-
Radio Today lists this receiver as model 456, having Broadcast only, tone control and no AVC. It has an illuminated airplane type dial with 2.5" diameter (ratio 1:1) and is equipped with 5 glass type tubes (old style).
The sales brochure states that a 75 m Police Switch or Tone Control is optional equipment, but this most likely refers to model 465-N with Broadcast and Police bands.
Walnut cabinet.
- Source of data
- Machine Age to Jet Age III
- Literature/Schematics (2)
- Radio Today (and Television) (Specs of 1937 models, Sept. 1936)
- Literature/Schematics (3)
- -- Original prospect or advert (The Jackson-Bell Folder for 1936.)
- Author
- Model page created by Hans-Joachim Korn † 16.11.15. See "Data change" for further contributors.
- Other Models
-
Here you find 34 models, 11 with images and 4 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
All listed radios etc. from Pacific Radio Corporation (Jackson-Bell post 1934, Parco); Los Angeles (CA)