• Year
  • 1938/1939
  • Category
  • Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 179514

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 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Tubes
  • 5
  • Main principle
  • Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 456 kHz
  • Tuned circuits
  • 6 AM circuit(s)
  • Wave bands
  • Broadcast only (MW).
  • Power type and voltage
  • Alternating Current supply (AC) / 115 Volt
  • Loudspeaker
  • Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil)
  • Material
  • Bakelite case
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: 509 - Sparton of Canada; London, ON
  • Shape
  • Tablemodel without push buttons, Mantel/Midget/Compact up to 14
  • Dimensions (WHD)
  • 305 x 184 x 194 mm / 12 x 7.2 x 7.6 inch
  • Notes
  • Has transformer which differs from the USA model 608. Black Bakelite case.  Also found in Ivory and possibly other colours.

  • Circuit diagram reference
  • Radio College of Canada
  • Literature/Schematics (1)
  • Canada Schematics Sparton page 64
  • Author
  • Model page created by Dirk Taekels. See "Data change" for further contributors.

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