A.C. Super-Wasp K-115
Pilot Electric Mfg.: A.C. Super-Wasp K-115 [Radio] ID = 2124385 1400x587
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| Year: 1929 | Category: Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner | ||||
| Valves / Tubes | 4: 24A 27 27 27 |
| Main principle | TRF with regeneration; Screengrid 1926-1935 |
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| Wave bands | Broadcast and Short Wave (SW). |
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| Power type and voltage | Alternating Current supply (AC) |
| Loudspeaker | - For headphones or amp. |
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| from Radiomuseum.org | Model: A.C. Super-Wasp K-115 - Pilot Electric Mfg. Co. Radio |
| Material | Metal case |
| Shape | Chassis only or for «building in» |
| Dimensions (WHD) | 18 x 7.5 x 9.5 inch / 457 x 191 x 241 mm |
| Notes | Requires ABC Power Pack K111. Price is less Power Pack David Grimes writes in "Radio Design" about the Pilot A.C. Super-Wasp on page 3 to 15 and 28ff. The Pilot AC Super-Wasp - in this magazine the front plate shows Super Wasp without hyphen - on the photo of Manfred Edelmann you can see with hyphen which might indicate that there are different versions around. The article deals first with the big difficulties to get a hum free "telephone receiver" also for short waves and with regeneration. It shows also the difference between the tubes 227 and Pilotron P-227 and it gives detailled information on the kit. The AC tetrode UY224 was first announced in April 1929 - and only later followed the 24A. The model with this tubes can not be before 1929 [EE]. |
| Price in first year of sale | 34.00 $ |
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| External source of data | Ernst Erb |
| Source of data | Collector's Guide to Antique Radios 4. Edition |
| Circuit diagram reference | Rider's Perpetual, Volume 1 = 1931/1934 (for 1919-1931) |
| Mentioned in | Radio Design (Article in Fall Issue 1929: "The first Short-Wave Receiver that Works Successfully on AC) |
| Literature/Schematics (1) | Radio Manufacturers of the 1920's, Vol. 2 |
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