• Country
• Canada

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Sparton of Canada; London, ON

• Year
• 1947/1948

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 290132

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• Number of Tubes
• 5

• Valves / Tubes
• 1U4 1R5 1U4 1S5 3Q4

• Main principle
• Superhet with RF-stage; ZF/IF 455 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)

• Tuned circuits
• 7 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast only (MW).

• Power type and voltage
• Dry Batteries / 1.5 & 2 x 45 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 4 inch = 10.2 cm

• Material
• Leather / canvas / plastic - over other material

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Hiker 5849 - Sparton of Canada; London, ON

• Shape
• Portable set > 8 inch (also usable without mains)

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 9 x 8.5 x 4.25 inch / 229 x 216 x 108 mm

• Notes

• Battery compartment holds four "A" cells in parallel and two "B" cells in series.

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Radio College of Canada (RCC)

• Author
• Model page created by Jean Marcotte. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 298 models, 120 with images and 265 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Sparton of Canada; London, ON