C-78 Air Navigator

Lafayette Radio & TV Corp; New York (NY)

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  • Year
  • 1934/1935
  • Category
  • Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 45905
    • alternative name: Wholesale Radio

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 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Tubes
  • 6
  • Main principle
  • Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 456 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)
  • Tuned circuits
  • 6 AM circuit(s)
  • Wave bands
  • Broadcast, Short Wave(s) and Police.
  • Power type and voltage
  • AC/DC-set / 110 also available for 220 Volt
  • Loudspeaker
  • Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil)
  • Material
  • Wooden case
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: C-78 Air Navigator - Lafayette Radio & TV Corp; New
  • Shape
  • Tablemodel without push buttons, Mantel/Midget/Compact up to 14
  • Dimensions (WHD)
  • 13 x 10.25 x 7.75 inch / 330 x 260 x 197 mm
  • Notes
  • The catalog names this Lafayette model C-78 Air Navigator for domestic use with the bands 17.5 - 53 m, 75 - 200 m and 200 to 560 m broadcast and C-78L Air Navigator for European long wave band instead of the 75 - 200 m band. It is named a 7 AC/DC Super-Het but we don't count the ballast tube Amperite 3-40. They have a mantel cabinet 3 wave bands, Automatic Volume Control (AVC) and a large full illuminated airplane dial. C-78 and C-78L are also available for 220 AC operation for an addl. $ 1.00.

    The list price for model C-78 is $ 49.90 but lafayette puts a price of $ 24.95 - for both of the models. See details and summaries for the models of this catalog.
  • External source of data
  • Ernst Erb
  • Circuit diagram reference
  • Rider's Perpetual, Volume 9 = 1938 and before

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