• Year
  • 1933 ?
  • Category
  • Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 296376
    • alternative name: Pilot Radio & Television || Pilot Radio and Tube || Pilot Radio Corporation

 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Tubes
  • 8
  • Main principle
  • Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 115 kHz
  • Wave bands
  • Wave Bands given in the notes.
  • Power type and voltage
  • Alternating Current supply (AC) / 240 Volt
  • Loudspeaker
  • Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil)
  • Material
  • Wooden case
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: Dragon Monarch L 8 B - Pilot Electric Mfg. Co. Radio
  • Shape
  • Table-Cathedral-Type (upright, round top or gothic arch, not rounded edges only).
  • Dimensions (WHD)
  • 15.7 x 11 x 18.9 inch / 399 x 279 x 480 mm
  • Notes
  • The Pilot Dragon L 8 B uses the same tube layout as Pilot Dragon Allwave 8 and the same cabinet as the Pilot Dragon 18 8-Tube L-8 and the Pilot L-30-F (but not the same tube layout). It was obtained in Africa and ran on 240 volts and may possibly be an export model.

    The band selector switch is marked BC-1-2-3, however besides standard broadcast, it is not known what the range of the other bands are at this time.

  • Author
  • Model page created by Jon Cockcroft. See "Data change" for further contributors.

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