• Country
• United States of America (USA)

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

• Year
• 1951/1952

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 47685

• • Brand: Airline or Air-Line

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• Number of Tubes
• 5

• Valves / Tubes
• 12BE6 12BA6 12AT6 or 12AV6 50C5 35Z5GT

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

• Tuned circuits
• 6 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast only (MW).

• Power type and voltage
• AC/DC-set / 117V = 105 -125 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 4 inch = 10.2 cm

• Power out
• 0.8 W (unknown quality)

• Material
• Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Airline 15BR-1544A Order= 62 C 1544 M - Montgomery Ward & Co. Wards,

• Shape
• Tablemodel without push buttons, Mantel/Midget/Compact up to 14

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 10.625 x 6.75 x 6.125 inch / 270 x 171 x 156 mm

• Notes

• Airline model 15BR-1544A is an AC-DC operated superheterodyne receiver with loop antenna.

• Price in first year of sale
• 18.95 $

• External source of data
• Ernst Erb

• Source of data
• Collector's Guide to Antique Radios 4. Edition

• Circuit diagram reference
• Beitman Radio Diagrams Vol. 11, 1951

• Mentioned in
• The Radio Collector's Directory and Price Guide 1921 - 1965

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Rider's Perpetual, Volume 22 = covering 1951 (Photofact Folders, Sams Set 145 Folder2)

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• Montgomery Ward Catalogs (Wards, Airline) (Fall/Winter 1951/52, page 700. Spring/Summer 1952, page 600.)

• Literature/Schematics (3)
• Photofact Folder, Howard W. SAMS (Set 145, folder 2, dated 9-51)

• Other Models

• Here you find 2281 models, 1450 with images and 1779 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