• Country
• United States of America (USA)

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Pilot Electric Mfg. Co. (Radio Corp.); Brooklyn (NY)

• Year
• 1940

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 51846

• • alternative name: Pilot Radio & Television || Pilot Radio and Tube || Pilot Radio Corporation

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• Number of Tubes
• 6

• Valves / Tubes
• 12SK7 12SA7 12SK7 12SQ7 35L6GT 35Z5GT

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 455 kHz; 1 AF stage(s); Export model

• Tuned circuits
• 6 AM circuit(s)

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

• Power type and voltage
• AC/DC-set / 117; 130; 150; 230 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil) / Ø 5 inch = 12.7 cm

• Material
• Bakelite case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: B-1 - Pilot Electric Mfg. Co. Radio

• Shape
• Tablemodel, with any shape - general.

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 380 x 220 x 160 mm / 15 x 8.7 x 6.3 inch

• Notes
• Built-in loop antenna; a special resistance line cord is used for 220 V mains supply.
  Aparelho exportado para Portugal durante a II Guerra Mundial.

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 5 kg / 11 lb 0.2 oz (11.013 lb)

• 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
• Rider's Perpetual, Volume 13 = 1942 and before

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Beitman Radio Diagrams, Vol. 04, 1941

• Other Models

• Here you find 541 models, 269 with images and 404 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Pilot Electric Mfg. Co. (Radio Corp.); Brooklyn (NY)