• Country
• United States of America (USA)

• Manufacturer / Brand
• United Motors Service (Delco)

• Year
• 1937/1938

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 64520

• • 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
• 6

• Valves / Tubes
• 6D8G 6S7G 6L5G 6S7G 6L5G 19

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 465 kHz

• 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 6 inch = 15.2 cm

• Power out
• 2 W (unknown quality)

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Delco R-6015 - United Motors Service Delco

• Shape
• Tablemodel, low profile (big size).

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 20 x 10 x 9 inch / 508 x 254 x 229 mm

• Notes

• 6v Farm radio; vibrator for +B; from 540 kc to 18 mc.

• External source of data
• Ernst Erb

• Source of data
• The Radio Collector's Directory and Price Guide 1921 - 1965

• Circuit diagram reference
• Rider's Perpetual, Volume 9 = 1938 and before

• Mentioned in
• Machine Age to Jet Age III

• Literature/Schematics (3)
• Delco Folder Form. A-621 for 1938.

• 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)