Radio Receiver No. 550 (Portable)

Victory Radio-Electro Co.; San Francisco, CA

  • Year
  • 1923
  • Category
  • Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 197920

 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Tubes
  • 3
  • Main principle
  • TRF without regeneration; 2 AF stage(s)
  • Wave bands
  • Broadcast only (MW).
  • Power type and voltage
  • Dry Batteries
  • Loudspeaker
  • Horn
  • Material
  • TUBES VISIBLE, material not known.
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: Radio Receiver No. 550 - Victory Radio-Electro Co.; San
  • Shape
  • Tablemodel, Box - most often with Lid (NOT slant panel).
  • Notes
  • The Victory-Grantone Radio Receiver No. 550 consisted of the No. 500 tuner/detector and the No. 525 Amplifying loud speaker mounted together on a leather covered cabinet containing both the "A" and the "B" batteries. The No. 550 set was available without tubes and batteries for $65 or including both for $95.
  • Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
  • 22 lb (22 lb 0 oz) / 9.988 kg
  • Price in first year of sale
  • 95.00 $
  • Literature/Schematics (1)
  • April 1923 Radio magazine advertisement page 53
  • Author
  • Model page created by Alan Larsen. See "Data change" for further contributors.

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