• Country
• United States of America (USA)

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

• Year
• 1936/1937

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 48067

• • Brand: Airline or Air-Line

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• Number of Tubes
• 8

• Valves / Tubes
• 6K7 6K7 6C5 6K7 6G5 6Q7 6F6 5Z4MG

• Main principle
• Superhet with RF-stage; ZF/IF 456 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)

• Tuned circuits
• 7 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast, Short Wave(s) and Police.

• Power type and voltage
• Alternating Current supply (AC) / Either Transformer: 50-60Hz, 115V or 40-60Hz, 115-230 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil) / Ø 10 inch = 25.4 cm

• Power out
• 3 W (undistorted)

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Airline 62-408 "Movie Dial" Ch= 7LL - Montgomery Ward & Co. Wards,

• Shape
• Console with any shape - in general

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 22 x 36 x 11 inch / 559 x 914 x 279 mm

• Notes

• The Airline 62-408 is an AC operated 8 tube BC, Police and SW receiver. Has separate oscillator tube (6C5).  Also has chrome plated chassis, tone control and 2-speed tuning.

  Band Frequency Ranges are as follows:
  BC Band (B Range)................528 - 1730kHz
  Police Band (C Range)...........1.715 - 5.8MHz
  SW Band (D Range)...............5.750 - 18.3MHz

  The following models share the same schematic and service data:

  Standard Model	25Hz Model	Dial	Cabinet
  62-226	62-226X	Large Pointer	Console
  62-228	62-228X	Large Pointer	Table
  62-259	62-259X	Large Pointer	Not Known
  62-262	62-262X	Not Known	Not Known
  62-308	62-308X	Movie	Console
  62-318	62-318X	Movie	Table
  62-408	62-408X	Movie	Console
  62-418	62-418X	Movie	Table

  This model was also available with a 25Hz, 115V power transformer sold as Airline 62-408X.

  This model was built for Montgomery Ward by the Wells-Gardner Corp (W.G.), Chicago, ILL and uses same chassis as the Wells-Gardner 7LL. The Montgomery Ward catalog order number was 162 C 408.

  NOTE: The picture shown in the Pre-War Consoles reference appears to be the wrong picture.

• Price in first year of sale
• 49.95 $

• External source of data
• Ernst Erb

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

• Mentioned in
• Pre-War Consoles (Page 28)

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Airline Radio Service Manuals 1929-42 Volume I (Pages 375 to 383)

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• Rider's Perpetual, Volume 8 = 1937 and before (Pages 8-5, 8-6, 8-7)

• Literature/Schematics (3)
• Beitman Radio Diagrams, Vol. 02, 1939 (Pages 73, 74)

• Literature/Schematics (4)
• Montgomery Ward Catalogs (Wards, Airline) (Fall/Winter 1936/37, No.125, page 383 A.)

• Other Models

• Here you find 2357 models, 1479 with images and 1857 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