• Year
  • 1970
  • Category
  • Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 338827
    • alternative name: Wholesale Radio

 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Transistors
  • 17
  • Semiconductors
  • Main principle
  • Superheterodyne (common)
  • Wave bands
  • Wave Bands given in the notes.
  • Power type and voltage
  • Line / Batteries (any type) / 117 or D: 4 x 1.5 Volt
  • Loudspeaker
  • Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 4 inch = 10.2 cm
  • Material
  • Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: Air Master 400 - Lafayette Radio & TV Corp; New
  • Shape
  • Tablemodel without push buttons, Mantel/Midget/Compact up to 14
  • Dimensions (WHD)
  • 11.125 x 7.125 x 3.5 inch / 283 x 181 x 89 mm
  • Notes
  • This radio can receive 4 bands:

    • Standard AM: 540-1600 kHz
    • Standard FM: 88-108 MHz
    • Aircraft Band: 108-136 MHz AM/VHF
    • High Band Police and Fire: 147-174 MHz FM/VHF

    The last two bands cover the broadcast of private radio bridges, Fire Fighters, aeronautical bands including radio beacons, control towers and conversations between control towers and aircraft.

    Sold in Italy, 1972 for 44,950 ITL. 

  • Price in first year of sale
  • 44.95 USD
  • Mentioned in
  • -- Original prospect or advert (Radio Elettronica, ETL Etas settembre 1972.)
  • Literature/Schematics (1)
  • Lafayette Radio Catalog (Summer Catalog 704, 1970, pg. 113, "NEW Deluxe Lafayette Air Master 400")
  • Author
  • Model page created by Pier Antonio Aluffi. See "Data change" for further contributors.

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