• Country
• United States of America (USA)

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

• Year
• 1933

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 51969

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

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• Number of Tubes
• 8

• Valves / Tubes
• 58 57 56 58 55 56 2A5 5Z3

• Main principle
• Superhet with RF-stage

• Tuned circuits
• 8 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast plus more than 2 Short Wave bands.

• Power type and voltage
• Alternating Current supply (AC)

• Loudspeaker
• Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil)

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Dragon 18 8-Tube L-8 - Pilot Electric Mfg. Co. Radio

• Shape
• Table-Cathedral-Type (upright, round top or gothic arch, not rounded edges only).

• Notes
• Pilot Dragon L-8. For short wave reception, the radio works without rf amplifier and bandfilter input. AVC and sensitivity control.

• 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 5 = ca. 1934 and before

• Mentioned in
• Machine Age to Jet Age II (page 225.)

• 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)