Air Castle WP254 Ch= QT

Spiegel Inc. (Continental); Chicago

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  • Year
  • 1939
  • Category
  • Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 59763

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

 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Tubes
  • 7
  • Main principle
  • Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 456 kHz
  • Tuned circuits
  • 6 AM circuit(s)
  • Wave bands
  • Broadcast, Short Wave(s) and Police.
  • Power type and voltage
  • Storage Battery for all (e.g. for car radios and amateur radios) / 6 Volt
  • Loudspeaker
  • Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 8 inch = 20.3 cm
  • Material
  • Wooden case
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: Air Castle WP254 Ch= QT - Spiegel Inc. Continental;
  • Shape
  • Console with Push Buttons.
  • Dimensions (WHD)
  • 23 x 38.25 x 11 inch / 584 x 972 x 279 mm
  • Notes

  • Farm radio. Sync. vibrator for +B. Automatic tuning.

     

     Model  Differences
     WP152  For AC operation
     WP153  For AC operation with all-wave doublet antenna system included
     WP254  Battery operated
     WP255  Battery operated with all-wave doublet antenna system included
     WP256  6-volt battery included
     WP257  6-volt battery and all-wave doublet antenna system included

     

  • Price in first year of sale
  • 42.95 $
  • External source of data
  • Ernst Erb
  • Circuit diagram reference
  • Rider's Perpetual, Volume 13 = 1942 and before
  • Literature/Schematics (1)
  • Riders 13-65 , 13-66

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