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G6Tanuki · 20th Aug 2017, 5:32 pm

Looks intriguing: the use of "Loktal" valves [rather than mid-WWII-era B7G types] would put it early in WWII timescales.

Definitely not a 'portable' - by the early-1940s Hallicrafters etc. had the likes of the "SKy Traveler" S29 on the market to address the niche: http://www.radiomuseum.org/r/hallicr..._s_29_s29.html

Lack of a BFO, however, marks it out as an 'entertainment' radio rather than a communications-set.

What are its power-supply needs? The big transformer-shaped hole in the chassis and empty valve-socket make me think it was originally intended to run on AC supplies.

20th Aug 2017, 5:32 pm	#3
G6Tanuki Dekatron Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Wiltshire, UK. Posts: 14,005	Re: Identify this Radio? Looks intriguing: the use of "Loktal" valves [rather than mid-WWII-era B7G types] would put it early in WWII timescales. Definitely not a 'portable' - by the early-1940s Hallicrafters etc. had the likes of the "SKy Traveler" S29 on the market to address the niche: http://www.radiomuseum.org/r/hallicr..._s_29_s29.html Lack of a BFO, however, marks it out as an 'entertainment' radio rather than a communications-set. What are its power-supply needs? The big transformer-shaped hole in the chassis and empty valve-socket make me think it was originally intended to run on AC supplies.