• Country
• United States of America (USA)

• Manufacturer / Brand
• United Motors Service (Delco)

• Year
• 1963

• Category
• Car Radio, perhaps also + sound player/recorder

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 90571

• • 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 Transistors
• 9

• Semiconductors

• Main principle
• Superhet with RF-stage; ZF/IF 262/10700 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)

• Tuned circuits
• 7 AM circuit(s)     9 FM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast (BC) and FM or UHF.

• Power type and voltage
• Storage Battery for all (e.g. for car radios and amateur radios) / 12 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• - This model requires external speaker(s).

• Power out
• 7 W (undistorted)

• Material
• Metal case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Delco 985686 Corvette - United Motors Service Delco

• Shape
• Chassis only or for «building in»

• Notes

• The Delco Radio Model 985686 is a battery operated, custom built AM/FM automobile receiver, fully transistorized for 1963 Corvette automobiles.

  Two radio models were available as options for this 1963 Corvette. This AM model (985396) and this AM/FM mono model (985686) without the signal seeking function.

  The costs for these options in 1963;

  U65, Signal Seeking AM Radio was $137.75 with 11368 ordered.

  U69, AM/FM Mono Radio was $174.35 with 9178 ordered.

• Price in first year of sale
• 174.35 USD

• Circuit diagram reference
• Beitman Radio Diagrams Vol. 24, 1964

• Author
• Model page created by Egon Penker. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• 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)