• Year
  • 1938/1939
  • Category
  • Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 252618

 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Tubes
  • 4
  • Main principle
  • Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 456 kHz
  • Tuned circuits
  • 5 AM circuit(s)
  • Wave bands
  • Broadcast only (MW).
  • Power type and voltage
  • Dry Batteries / 1,5 & 90 Volt
  • Loudspeaker
  • Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 5.5 inch = 14 cm
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: 553B - Trav-Ler Karenola Radio &
  • Shape
  • Portable set > 8 inch (also usable without mains)
  • Dimensions (WHD)
  • 11.625 x 9.375 x 7.5 inch / 295 x 238 x 191 mm
  • Notes
  • Built-in loop antenna. Range: 550-1750 kc.

  • Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
  • 15 lb 0 oz (15 lb) / 6.810 kg
  • Price in first year of sale
  • 23.95 $
  • Literature/Schematics (3)
  • -- Original prospect or advert (The Trav-Ler Folder for 1939.)
  • Author
  • Model page created by Ernst Erb. See "Data change" for further contributors.

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