• Year
  • 1940
  • Category
  • Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 129166
    • alternative name: Pilot Radio & Television || Pilot Radio and Tube || Pilot Radio Corporation

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 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Tubes
  • 6
  • Main principle
  • Superhet with RF-stage; ZF/IF 455 kHz
  • Tuned circuits
  • 6 AM circuit(s)
  • Wave bands
  • Broadcast and Short Wave (SW).
  • Power type and voltage
  • Alternating Current supply (AC) /   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-2 [late] - Pilot Electric Mfg. Co. Radio
  • Shape
  • Tablemodel, low profile (big size).
  • Dimensions (WHD)
  • 385 x 230 x 172 mm / 15.2 x 9.1 x 6.8 inch
  • Notes
  • Different power transformers are used for 117 V, 130 V, 150 V or 230 V mains supply; series filaments; built-in loop antenna.

    Broadcast Range: 550 - 1.700 KHz

    Short Wave Range:  6 - 24 MHz

     

     

  • Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
  • 3.8 kg / 8 lb 5.9 oz (8.37 lb)
  • External source of data
  • Jorge Ferreira da Silva
  • Circuit diagram reference
  • Rider's Perpetual, Volume 12 = ca. 1941 and before

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