• Year
  • 1923 ?
  • Category
  • Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 131174

 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Tubes
  • 1
  • Main principle
  • TRF (Tuned-Radio-Frequency but use of regeneration unknown)
  • Tuned circuits
  • 1 AM circuit(s)
  • Wave bands
  • Broadcast only (MW).
  • Power type and voltage
  • Storage and/or dry batteries
  • Loudspeaker
  • - For headphones or amp.
  • Material
  • Wooden case
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: WCAE Receiver - Pennsylvania Wireless Mfg. Co.
  • Shape
  • Tablemodel, Box - most often with Lid (NOT slant panel).
  • Notes
  • WCAE was the Pittsburgh radio station, working on 462 meters, owned by Kauffmann & Baer.
    This little receiver was obviously promoted for reception of the local station, hence "WCAE Receiver".
    Pennsylvania Wireless Mfg. Company produced this one tube receiver, which has four screw terminals on rear side for batteries, two on front left side for earth and antenna and two on right side for phones, coil with two times each 5 taps and one tuning condenser.
  • Source of data
  • -- Collector info (Sammler)
  • Author
  • Model page created by a member from A. See "Data change" for further contributors.

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