• Country
• Canada

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

• Year
• 1935/1936

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 179306

Click on the schematic thumbnail to request the schematic as a free document.

• Number of Tubes
• 5

• Valves / Tubes
• 1C6 34 34 1C6 33

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 345 kHz

• Tuned circuits
• 9 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast plus 2 Short Wave bands.

• Power type and voltage
• Storage and/or dry batteries / 135 & 90 & 3 or 2 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 10 inch = 25.4 cm

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: 955 A or B - Sparton of Canada; London, ON

• Shape
• Console, Lowboy (legs < 50 %).

• Notes

• Cabinet identical to Canadian Sparton 255 console. 

  This model is identified as 955A or 955B. Both have the exact same chassis. It is unknown which one the console model (A or B). A tombstone model 955 exists according to the CVRS forum. 

  Note for B battery: Radio can operate with 2 or 3 B batteries. The 90V and 135V leads are connected together if two B batteries are used instead of 3. 

  Note for A battery: Two separate A+ leads depending on using a storage battery or air cell. 

   

• Circuit diagram reference
• Radio College of Canada

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Canada Schematics Sparton page 39

• Author
• Model page created by Dirk Taekels. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 299 models, 124 with images and 266 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Sparton of Canada; London, ON