Radio today (Jan-Dec 1938)

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SALES FEATURES AND SPECIFICATIONS OF THE 1938-39 SETS— Compiled by Radio Today List price Cabinet Wavebands Number tubes tRMA lil-|l!l. Plug Cond. In gang Spkr. re sec size & sistor% tions type Watts audio power (Max.i Power Supply and watts Selectivity Tone control Visual tuning 1 Automatic Tuning AVC rype Drift jomp. Stations Adjust Vo. ments Remote ■ control I.F. No. Style Material Peak RCAMfg 97T 96T3 96T2 96T1 96T Co., Inc. — Continued 59.95 FT Wood 49.95 FT Wood 39.95 FT Wood 34.95 FT Wood 29.95 FT Wood B.Si.S B.Si.S B.S B B 7-M 6-M 6-M 6-MO 6-MO None None None None None 2 2 2 2 2 6-EE 6-EE 6-EE 5-EE 5-EE 4 4 4 4 4 80 AC 75 AC 75 AC 75 AC 75 AC Fixed Fixed . Fixed Fixed Fixed Var Var Var Var Var CR None None None None C&It C&It C&It C&It CX 1 1 CC CC CC CC CC 6 6 6 5 5 2-R 2-R 2-R 2-R 2-R No No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 455 455 455 455 455 95T5 95T1 98X 97X 95X1 24.95 NS 59.95 NS NS FT FT FT FT FT Wood Wood Wood Wood Wood B B B.Si.S B B 5-OM 5-OM 7-M 6-MO 4-MO None None 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 5-EE 5-EE 6-PM 5-EE 5 EE IK IK 2K IK IK 50 AC 50 AC 55 AC-DC 50 AC-DC 50 AC-DC Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed None None Var Var None None None CR None None C&It None C&It C&It CT CC cc' CC None 5 '6' 5 5 2-R 2-R 2-R 2-B No No' No No Yes Yes Yes Yes No 455 455 455 455 TRF 95X 9X U134 U132 U130 NS NS 355.00 280.00 230.00 FT MT PC-C FCC PC-C Wood Wood Wood Wood Wood B B B.P.S B,P,S B.P.S 4-MO 4-MO 16-M 14-M 12-M 1 None None None None 2 2 3 3 3 5-EE 3-EE 12-EE 12-EE 12-EE IK IK 24 12 12 50 AC-DC 50 AC-DC 205 AC 160 AC 150 AC Fixed Fixed Var Var Var None None Step Step Var None None CR CR CR None None Motor Motor Motor AFC-CC 8 AFC-CC 8 CC 8 i-R 1-R 1-R Opt Opt Opt No No Yes Yes Yes TRF TRF 455 455 455 U128 U126 U124 U122E U119 185.00 155.00 99.95 99.95 79.95 PC-C PC-C PC-C PC-CS PC-T Wood Wood Wood Wood Wood B.Si.S B.Si.S B.Si.S B.Si.S B.Si.S 10-M 10-M 6-M 6-M 6-M None None None None None :-: 3 2 2 2 12-EE 12-EE 12-EE 8-EE 6-EE 12 12 4K 4K 4K 145 AC 145 AC 105 AC 105 AC 105 AC Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Var Var Var Var Var CR CR None None None Motor Motor C&It C&It C&It CC CC CC CC CC 8 8 6 6 6 1-R 1-R 2-R 2-R 2-R Opt Opt No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 455 455 455 455 455 Ulll 39.95 PC-T Wood B 5-OM None 2 5-EE 4 80 AC Fixed Step None None Yes 455 Sentinel Radio Corp., 2222 Diversey Pky., Chicago, 137UT $15.00 MT Plastic B 124AT 19.95 FT Plastic B 124AA 39.95 CS Wood B 124 ACT 39.95 CON Wood B 125ATE NS FT Wood B,S IU.— "Sentinel" | 5-M incl. resistor 5-G None 5-G None 5-G None 6-GM None 2 2 2 2 ■1 3M-EE 5-EE 8-EE 8-EE 6-EE 2 2K 2K 2K 3K 45 AC-DC 30 AC 30 AC 30 AC 50 AC Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed None None None None Vaa None None None None CR None It It It It None None None None ' '4' 4 4 5 i-F" IF 1-F 1-F No" No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes 455 455 455 455 455 125ACE NS CON Wood B.S 6-GM None 2 8-EE 3K 50 AC Fixed Var CR It None 5 1-F No Yes 455 McMurdo Silver Corp., 2900 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago, 111. — ' Orpheon S165.00 CON Wood B 7-M McMurd None > Si 2 ver," "Masterpiece," "Orpheon" 15-EE 20 100 AC Fixed Var None None Yes No TRF VI 355.00 15-17 205.00 Chassis Chassis only only B,P,S,U,W B.P.S.U 20-M 15-M None None 4 3 18-EE 15-EE 34 20 200 AC 180 AC Var Var Var Var CR CR None None Yes Yes 465 472 Sonora Radio & Television P99 9.99 MT P100 9.99 MT PS102 12.95 MT B-22 18.95 FT D12 34.95 FT Corp., Merchandise Mart, Chicago, 111. — "Sonora, Clear as a Bell" Wood B 4-MO None 2 3K-EE 2 Plastic B 4-MO None 2 3^-EE 2 Plastic B 5-OM None 2 3^-EE 2 Plastic B,S! 6-OMincl, resistor 2 5-EE 2 Wood B.S] 6-OM incl. resistor 2 6-EE 2 AC-DC AC-DC AC-DC AC-DC AC-DC Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed None None None None Var None None None None None None None None None None No No Yes Yes Yes TRF TRF 456 456 456 DA12 DD14 DDA14 A-11 R-66 37.95 29.95 32.95 12.95 54.95 FT FT FT FT FT Wood Wood Wood Plastic Wood B,Si B.Si B,Si B B.P.S 6-OM incl. resistor 6-OM incl, resistor 6-OM incl. resistor 5-GO incl. resistor 8-OM incl. resistor 2 2 2 3 6-EE 5-EE 5-EE 5-EE 8-EE 2 9 2 2 6 AC-DC AC-DC AC-DC AC-DC AC-DC Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Var None None None Var None None None None None Mech None Mech None None None None 4 "4' 1-F i-F" No No" Yes Yes Yes No Yes 456 456 456 TRF 456 RA66 R88 RA88 BA22 C22 59.95 69.95 79.95 NS 18.95 FT CON CON FT FT Wood Wood Wood Plastic Plastic B.P.S B.P.S B.P.S B-Si B 8-OM incl. resistor 8-OM incl. resistor 8-OM incl. resistor 6-OM incl. resistor 6-OM incl. resistor :■; 3 3 2 ■1 8-EE 8-EE 8-EE 5-EE 5-EE 6 6 6 2 2 AC-DC AC-DC ACDC AC-DC AC Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Var Var Var None None None None None None None It None It Mech None None None None 8 "8' 4 1-F i-F' 1-F No No" No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 456 456 456 456 456 E33 EA33 F55 FA55 G66 33.95 37.95 39.95 43.95 59.95 FT FT FT FT FT Wood Wood Wood Wood Wood B,S B.S B,P,S B.P.S B.P.S 6-OM incl. resistor 6-OM incl. resistor 7-OM None 7-OM None 8-OM None 2 2 2 2 :■: 6-EE 6-EE 6-EE 6-EE 8-EE 3 3 5 5 7K AC AC AC AC AC Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Var Var Var Var Var None None None None None None Mech None Mech None None None "6' "6' i-F' i-F' No" No" Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 456 456 456 456 456 GA66 G88 GA88 KA109 F77 69.95 79.95 89.95 109.95 59.95 FT CON CON CON CON Wood Wood Wood Wood Wood B.P.S B,P,S B.P.S B.P.S B.P.S 8-OM 9-OM 9-OM 12-OM 7-OM None None None None None :-; 3 3 3 2 8-EE 12-EE 12-EE 12-EE 8-EE 7K 7K VK 12 5 AC AC AC AC AC Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Var Var Var Var Var None None None None None Motor None Motor Motor None None None None 6 "6" 6 1-F i-F' 1-F No No" No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 456 456 456 456 456 FA77 64.95 CON Wood B,P,S 7-OM None ■J. 8-EE 5 AC Fixed Var None Mech None 6 1-F No Yes 456 SparksWlthington Co., Plant 3, Jackson, Mich. — ' 5008 $12.95 -PORT Plastic B 5018 19.95 FT Metal B 5518A 19.95 FT Metal B 538 24.95 FT Wood B,P,S 628 29.95 VT Wood B,P,S 'Sparton" 5-0 incl 5-0 incl 5-G 5-0 6-0 resistor 2 resistor None None 2 None 2 None 2 5-EE 5-EE 5-EE 6-EE 6-EE 2 2 3.4 3.4 3.4 45 AC-DC 45 AC-DC 50 AC 60 AC 65 AC Fjced Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed None None None Var Var None None None None CR None Ct Mech None None None None "6' 4 r" F No" No No No Yes Yes Yes TRF TRF 456 456 456 5218 6218 558B 678A 7618 34.95 44.95 49.95 59.95 69.95 FT FT FT CON CON Wood Wood Glass Wood Wood B.S B,S B.S B.P.S B.S 5-G 6-GO 5-G 6-0 7-GO None None None None None 2 2 2 2 2 6-EE 6-EE 6-EE 10-EE 10-EE 3.4 3.6 3.4 3.4 3.6 50 AC 50 AC 60 AC 65 AC 50 AC Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Var Var Var Var Var None CR None CR CR Mech Mech None Ct Mech None None None None 6 6 "(5' 6 F F R " F No No No' No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 456 456 456 456 456 768 8618 1068 1568 1288P 578 79.95 89.95 99.95 159.50 250.00 59.95 CON CON CON CON PC-C CS Wood Wood Wood Wood Wood Wood B.P B.P.S B.P.S R.P.S B,P,S B.S 7-0 8-0 10-0 15-OG 12-OG 5-G None None None None None None 3 3 3 3 3 2 10-EE 10-EE 10-EE 15-EE 12-EE 6-EE 3.4 4K 15 6 3.4 70 AC 85 AC 95 AC 155 AC 130 AC 60 AC Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Var Var Var Var Var Var CR None CR CR CR None None Ct Ct Ct Ct None AFC AFC AFC AFC "6' 6 6 6 k" R R R No" No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 456 456 456 456 456 456 738 69.95 VT Wood B 7-0 None None 6-EE 4H 65 AC Fixed Var None Ct NS NS NS No Yes 456 Stewart-Warner Corp., 1826 Diversey Pky., Chicago, 111. — "Magic Keyboard Radios 91-511 & 512 FT Wood B 5-OM None 2 5-EE 91-513 & 514 FT Wood B 5-OM None 2 5-EE 97-521 & 524 FT Wood B 5-OM 1 2 5-EE 91-531 NS VT Wood B,S 5-OM None 2 6-EE 91-536 NS CS Wood B.S 5-OM None 2 8-EE 1.6 1.6 1.9 2.8 2.8 35 AC 35 AC 45 AC 40 AC 40 AC <F"ixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Step Step Step Step Step None None None None None Mech Mech Mech CT CT None None None None None 4 4 4 5 5 F' F F F F No No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 465 465 465 465 465 91-537 91-561 91-562 91-617 91-621 NS NS NS NS NS CON FT FT CON FT Wood Plastic Plastic Wood Wood B.S B B B.Si.S B.S 5-OM 4-0 4-0 6-OM 6-OM None 1 1 None None 8-EE 5-EE 5-EE 8-EE 6-EE 2.8 2.2 2.2 4K 2.8 40 AC 45 AC-DC 45 AC-DC 60 AC 45 AC Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Step None Step None Step None Step CR Step CR Ct Mech Mech Ct Ct None None None None None No No No No No Yes No No Yes Yes 91-627 NS CON Wood B.S 6-OM None 2 8-EE 2.8 45 AC Fixed Step CR Ct None 5 F No Yes 91-717 NS CON Wood B,P,S 7-0 None 3 10-EE 4K 65 AC Fixed Step CR Ct None 6 F No Yes 91-817 NS CON Wood B.Si.S 8-OM None 3 12-EE 7 100 AC Fixed Step CR Ct None 6 F No Yes 91-1117 NS CON Wood B.Si.S 11 -OM None 3 12-EE 12 110 AC Var Step CR Motor None 8 R Yes Yes Stromberg-Carlsor Teleph 3ne Mfg. Co., 100 Carlson Rd., Rochester, N. Y. — "Stromberg-Carl son" 320H $39.95 FT Wood B,S 5-OM None 2 6-EE 2 40 AC Fixed Step None None Yes 325 J 49.95 FT Wood B,S 5-OM None 2 6-EE 2 42 AC None Ct CC None None No Yes 337H 89.50 FT Wood B,S,,S 7-MG None 3 8J4-EE 31^ 70 AC Fixed Var CR Ct CC 6 2-F No Yes 340H 115.00 FT Wood B.S 9-MO None 2 10K-EE 10 80 AC Fixed Var CR Ct CC 8 2-F No Yes 335L 79.95 CON Wood B.S 7-MO None 2 12-EE 3K 70 AC Fixed Var CR Ct CC 6 2-F No Yes (Continued on page 34) % Line voltage dropping resistors of plug-in type, commonly referred to as ballast resistors or tubes. 32 Index to cedes en pages 16 and 34 Radio Today