L-30 Road King

Lafayette Radio & TV Corp; New York (NY)

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  • Year
  • 1934/1935
  • Category
  • Car Radio, perhaps also + sound player/recorder
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 45996
    • alternative name: Wholesale Radio

Click on the schematic thumbnail to request the schematic as a free document.

 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Tubes
  • 6
  • Main principle
  • Superhet with RF-stage; ZF/IF 262.5 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)
  • Tuned circuits
  • 5 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)
  • Power out
  • 3 W (unknown quality)
  • Material
  • Metal case
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: L-30 Road King - Lafayette Radio & TV Corp; New
  • Shape
  • Chassis only or for «building in»
  • Dimensions (WHD)
  • 10 x 6.375 x 7 inch / 254 x 162 x 178 mm
  • Notes
  • The Rider's schematic Lafayette 5-13 was drawn June 1934. Sensivity is supposed to be 0.5 microvolt per meter (2 microvolts absolute per 4 meters). Special long range automatic volume control (AVC), full range tone control, non-glare aeroplane remote control (yes, written as aero, normally as airplane!), vibrator.

    The Lafayette L-30 Road King DeLuxe car radio including remote control, suppressor kit for six cylinder car, two-ft. remote control cable and kit of matched tubes had a list price of $ 57.70 and a Lafayette price of $ 28.95. See details and summaries for the models of this catalog.
  • Price in first year of sale
  • 29.00 $
  • Circuit diagram reference
  • Rider's Perpetual, Volume 5 = ca. 1934 and before

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