Almost Batteryless 16778

Radolek Co., Chicago

  • Year
  • 1937 ?
  • Category
  • Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 362157

 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Tubes
  • 8
  • Main principle
  • Superheterodyne (common)
  • Wave bands
  • Broadcast plus 2 Short Wave bands.
  • Power type and voltage
  • Storage and/or dry batteries / 6 Volt
  • Loudspeaker
  • Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil) / Ø 10 inch = 25.4 cm
  • Material
  • Wooden case
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: Almost Batteryless 16778 - Radolek Co., Chicago
  • Shape
  • Console with any shape - in general
  • Dimensions (WHD)
  • 23 x 41 x 12.5 inch / 584 x 1041 x 318 mm
  • Notes
  • Great console with three band: 14.6 to 53; 52 to 190; 175 to 550 meters.
    It gets Foreign stations, coast to coast in America, Police Calls, Amateurs, Airplanes.

    ​Sales price was as listed, dealer price was $53.95 USD.

  • Price in first year of sale
  • 89.95 USD
  • Mentioned in
  • -- Original prospect or advert (Radolek Everything in Radio 1937 page 108.)
  • Author
  • Model page created by Pier Antonio Aluffi. See "Data change" for further contributors.

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