1936 - General Electric Model E-72

Beautiful Wood Cabinet Radio
Country: United States of America (USA)
Manufacturer / Brand: General Electric Co. (GE); Bridgeport CT, Syracuse NY
Brand Musaphonic
Year: 1936 Category: Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
Valves / Tubes 7: 6A8 6K7 6K7 6H6 6F5 6F6 5W4
Main principle Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 465 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)
Tuned circuits 8 AM circuit(s)
Wave bands Broadcast, Short Wave(s) and Police.
Details
Power type and voltage Alternating Current supply (AC) / 25 or 60 cycles: 105 - 120 or 115; 125; 220; 240 Volt
Loudspeaker Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil) / Ø 8 inch = 20.3 cm
Power out
from Radiomuseum.org Model: All-Wave E-72 - General Electric Co. GE;
Material Wooden case
Shape Tablemodel, low profile (big size).
Dimensions (WHD) 21 x 11.375 x 9 inch / 533 x 289 x 229 mm
Notes The General Electric models E-71, E-72 and E-76 share the same schematic at Rider's 7-13 through 7-16 which show IF peak at 465 kc. They can have a 25 cycle (C) or 60 cycle mains transformer which came in two versions, one fix for 105-120 volts (A), the other for 105 to 250 volts with 4 tappings (V). The band B (Broadcast) covers 580 - 1500 kc, the band C (Fishery, Police etc.) 1500 - 5800 kc and band D (SW) 5.6 - 18 mc.
External source of data Ernst Erb
Source of data Collector's Guide to Antique Radios 4. Edition
Circuit diagram reference Rider's Perpetual, Volume 7 = 1936 and before
Mentioned in The Radio Collector's Directory and Price Guide 1921 - 1965
Literature/Schematics (1) -- Schematic

21" x 8.5" x 11"

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