• Country
• United States of America (USA)

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Montgomery Ward & Co. (Wards, Airline); Chicago, IL

• Year
• 1940/1941

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 47510

• • Brand: Airline or Air-Line

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• Number of Tubes
• 6

• Valves / Tubes
• 6SA7 6S7G 6S7G 6T7G 6G6G 6ZY5G

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 455 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)

• Tuned circuits
• 6 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast and Short Wave (SW).

• Power type and voltage
• Line / Batteries (any type) / 6; 115 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 6 inch = 15.2 cm

• Power out
• 0.7 W (unknown quality)

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: 04BR-675A Order= P462 B 675 - Montgomery Ward & Co. Wards,

• Shape
• Console with any shape - in general

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 15.25 x 17.25 x 9 inch / 387 x 438 x 229 mm

• Notes
• BC (535-1600 kHz) and SW (5.6-18.3 MHz) bands. Loop antenna as first RF circuit for BC band. Built-in vibrator for battery operation. 6 or 8 inch speaker depending on cabinet.

• Price in first year of sale
• 31.95 $

• External source of data
• Ernst Erb

• Source of data
• The Radio Collector's Directory and Price Guide 1921 - 1965

• Circuit diagram reference
• Rider's Perpetual, Volume 12 = ca. 1941 and before

• Mentioned in
• Cathedral & Tombstone Radios (page 48.)

• Literature/Schematics (4)
• Montgomery Ward Catalogs (Wards, Airline) (Fall/Winter 1940/41, No. 133, page 706. Spring/Summer 1941, page 706.)

• Other Models

• Here you find 2338 models, 1472 with images and 1834 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Montgomery Ward & Co. (Wards, Airline); Chicago, IL