• Year
  • 1938/1939
  • Category
  • Car Radio, perhaps also + sound player/recorder
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 45893
    • alternative name: Wholesale Radio

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 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Tubes
  • 5
  • Main principle
  • Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 456 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)
  • Tuned circuits
  • 6 AM circuit(s)
  • Wave bands
  • Broadcast only (MW).
  • Power type and voltage
  • Storage Battery for all (e.g. for car radios and amateur radios) / 6 Volt
  • Loudspeaker
  • Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil) / Ø 6 inch = 15.2 cm
  • Power out
  • 0.8 W (unknown quality)
  • Material
  • Metal case
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: BB-9 - Lafayette Radio & TV Corp; New
  • Shape
  • Chassis only or for «building in»
  • Dimensions (WHD)
  • 9 x 4.25 x 10 inch / 229 x 108 x 254 mm
  • Notes
  • F. Range: 528 to 1550 KC. This car radio features a separate loudspeaker case. It has a 4 push-button station select. High voltage is produced by means of a vibrator. Mounting possible under dash.
  • Price in first year of sale
  • 18.00 $
  • External source of data
  • Ernst Erb
  • Circuit diagram reference
  • Rider's Perpetual, Volume 14 = 1944 = before 1943

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