• Country
• United States of America (USA)

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Western Auto Supply Co. (Truetone); Kansas City (MO)

• Year
• 1948

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 65861

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• Number of Tubes
• 6

• Valves / Tubes
• 1U4 1R5 1U4 1H5GT 3Q5GT 117Z3

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

• Tuned circuits
• 7 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast only (MW).

• Power type and voltage
• Line / Batteries (any type) / 105-125 / 90 & 9.5 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 4.75 inch = 12.1 cm

• Material
• Leather / canvas / plastic - over other material

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Truetone D3840 - Western Auto Supply Co.

• Shape
• Portable set > 8 inch (also usable without mains)

• Notes

• Three Power Operated Portable Superheterodyne Receiver with Lopp Antenna

  AM: 540-1620kc

• 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 20 covering 1950

• Mentioned in
• Photofact Folder, Howard W. SAMS (Vol.5/48 4819-26 Set 49 Folder 26)

• Other Models

• Here you find 889 models, 507 with images and 783 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Western Auto Supply Co. (Truetone); Kansas City (MO)