Truetone D-711 Supreme Dial Type 2

Western Auto Supply Co. (Truetone); Kansas City (MO)

  • Year
  • 1935–1939
  • Category
  • Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 269828

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 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Tubes
  • 8
  • Main principle
  • Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 455 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)
  • Tuned circuits
  • 6 AM circuit(s)
  • Wave bands
  • Broadcast, Short Wave(s) and Police.
  • Power type and voltage
  • Alternating Current supply (AC)
  • Loudspeaker
  • Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil) / Ø 8 inch = 20.3 cm
  • Material
  • Wooden case
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: Truetone D-711 Supreme [Dial Type 2] - Western Auto Supply Co.
  • Shape
  • Tablemodel with Push Buttons.
  • Dimensions (WHD)
  • 20.625 x 11.75 x 8.25 inch / 524 x 298 x 210 mm
  • Notes
  • The Western Auto Truetone D-711 Supreme is an AC operated 8 tube BC, Police and SW band receiver.  Has tone control, tuning eye tube and push-pull output stage.

    There are 3 known versions of the truetone D-711 model:

    Model Riders Schematic Number of Tubes Manufacturer
    D-711 Volume 10, Pages 10-25, 10-36, 10-37 7 Wells Gardner

    D-711 Dial   Type 1

    Volume 12, Page 12-13 8 Detrola
    D-711 Dial    Type 2 Volume 12, Page 12-13 8 Detrola

    The 8 tube models use the same cabinet and chassis but have different dials, one being a red color and the other being a multi-color dial.

    The catalog "1939 Truetone Radios" from "Western Auto Stores" shows a model as "Supreme" (see picture) with the multi-color dial. It is unclear if the red dial version is also known as a "Supreme" model.

  • External source of data
  • Ernst Erb
  • Mentioned in
  • Truetone Service Manual Volume 1
  • Author
  • Model page created by John Kusching. See "Data change" for further contributors.

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