Sears 2278 4 Band Solid State Radio Ch= 564.40060
Sears, Roebuck & Co.; Chicago (IL)
- Country
- United States of America (USA)
- Manufacturer / Brand
- Sears, Roebuck & Co.; Chicago (IL)
- Year
- 1968–1971
- Category
- Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
- Radiomuseum.org ID
- 254166
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- Brand: Silvertone
- Number of Transistors
- 15
- Semiconductors
- Main principle
- Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 455/10700 kHz
- Wave bands
- Broadcast, 2 Short Wave plus FM or UHF.
- Power type and voltage
- Line / Batteries (any type) / Either AC: 60Hz, 117V or Batteries: "D" 4 x 1.5 Volt
- Loudspeaker
- Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) - elliptical
- Material
- Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)
- from Radiomuseum.org
- Model: Sears 2278 4 Band Solid State Radio Ch= 564.40060 - Sears, Roebuck & Co.; Chicago
- Shape
- Portable set > 8 inch (also usable without mains)
- Dimensions (WHD)
- 10.5 x 7 x 3 inch / 267 x 178 x 76 mm
- Notes
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The Sears Silvertone 2278 is an AC/battery powered portable AM/FM/SW radio. Uses Qty(4) "D" 1.5V batteries. Has Qty(1) Elliptical PM 7" x 5" speaker, push-pull output stage and earphone jack that disconnects the speaker for private listening. Has built-in AM loopstick antenna and telescoping swivel-type antenna for FM and SW. Also has SW fine tuning control, tone control and built-in tuning meter with battery condition check. Cabinet is black plastic with silver-gold colored trim. This model was sold with an AC adapter, Qty(4) batteries and earphone.
Band Frequency Ranges are as follows:
AM Band.........................535 - 1605 kHz
SW1 Band......................2.0 - 6.0 MHz
SW2 Band......................6.0 - 18.0 MHz
FM Band.........................88 - 108 MHzSears Catalog number was 57H 22781.
See details and summaries about Sears catalogs etc. This model was manufactured for Sears by Sanyo Electric Co. Ltd., Moriguchi (Osaka), Japan (Sears Manufacturer Source Number Code 564).
- Price in first year of sale
- 47.95 $
- Literature/Schematics (1)
- Photofact TSM Transistor Radio Series SAMS (TSM-108 January 1970 pages 65 to 80)
- Literature/Schematics (2)
- Sears, Roebuck Catalogs (Silvertone) (Fall/Winter 1968, page 1248, Fall/Winter 1969, page 918.)
- Literature/Schematics (3)
- Sears, Roebuck Catalogs (Silvertone) (Spring/Summer 1970, page 866.)
- Literature/Schematics (4)
- Sears, Roebuck Catalogs (Silvertone) (Spring/Summer 1971, page 903.)
- Author
- Model page created by Noemi Erb. See "Data change" for further contributors.
- Other Models
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Here you find 5471 models, 3201 with images and 4174 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
All listed radios etc. from Sears, Roebuck & Co.; Chicago (IL)