• Country
• United States of America (USA)

• Manufacturer / Brand
• United Motors Service (Delco)

• Year
• 1949 ?

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 64294

• • alternative name: Delco Radio Corp. (Appliance) || Delco-Remy Division, General Motors Corp. || United Motors Service Delco General Motors
  • Brand: Chieftain || Delco

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• Number of Tubes
• 8

• Valves / Tubes
• 6SG7 6SA7 6SG7 6SQ7 6SQ7 6K6 6K6 5Y3

• Main principle
• Superhet with RF-stage; ZF/IF 455 kHz

• Wave bands
• Broadcast plus more than 2 Short Wave bands.

• Power type and voltage
• Alternating Current supply (AC) / 115 ; 230 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil)

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Delco 808 - United Motors Service Delco

• Shape
• Tablemodel, high profile (upright - NOT Cathedral nor decorative).

• Notes
• 5 bands: BC and 4xSW; power receptacle provided for a record player has always 115v, regardless of the setting of the input power switch (115/230)!

• External source of data
• Ernst Erb

• Circuit diagram reference
• Rider's Perpetual, Volume 20 covering 1950

• Other Models

• Here you find 585 models, 331 with images and 548 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from United Motors Service (Delco)