5 Tube AC-DC Dual Wave S-45

Radolek Co., Chicago

  • Year
  • 1935
  • Category
  • Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 361587

 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Tubes
  • 5
  • Main principle
  • Superheterodyne (common)
  • Wave bands
  • Broadcast and Short Wave (SW).
  • Power type and voltage
  • AC/DC-set / 105-120 Volt
  • Loudspeaker
  • Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil) / Ø 6 inch = 15.2 cm
  • Material
  • Wooden case
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: 5 Tube AC-DC Dual Wave S-45 - Radolek Co., Chicago
  • Shape
  • Tablemodel, with any shape - general.
  • Dimensions (WHD)
  • 11 x 14 x 6.5 inch / 279 x 356 x 165 mm
  • Notes
  • Has a two-band switch. First switch position is broadcast band 200-570 meters (526-1500 kHz) and police band 175-200 meters (1500-1715 kHz). Second switch position is SW band 71-187 meters (1.6-4.2 MHz).

    Retail price listed with tubes; dealer price was 14.85 USD with tubes.

    Note that the "2Z5" tube listed in the ad is not a valid tube and most likely was the "25Z5" full-wave rectifier tube.

  • Price in first year of sale
  • 29.75 USD
  • Mentioned in
  • -- Original prospect or advert (Radolek Presents a Complete Line of Radio Receivers for 1935 catalog, page 4.)
  • Author
  • Model page created by Glen Orriss. See "Data change" for further contributors.

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