1925 Radiola Model 25 (AR-919)

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OK, now we're getting into some VERY early territory! This set was one of the first battery-powered superhets to come out. The battery configuration is absolutely horrendous; here is a scan of the diagram of how the A, B, and TWO C supplies are wired up and hooked into the cabinet. It looks a great deal like the spaghetti explosion in the back of your PC!

By the way, we completely re-created the battery diagram; the original, when we got it, was acid-eaten and brown; we took it to a litho/photo operation, had a plate made of it, and had several perfect copies run off. If you have one of these sets and are missing the diagram, let me know. We have several....somewhere! :p
General Specifications
Design Type Tuning Range Number of Tubes Weight Power Consumption Original Selling Price Permanent Collection
Superhet .540-1500 Khz Seven 45 Pounds 15 Watts (approx) unknown Yes

Tube Complement and Types
Batteries RF Stage IF Stages Detector Audio Stages
135V, 90V, 45V, 22 1/2V, 4.5V,(C) 4.5V(A) UX-199 UX-199(2) UX-199 UX-199,UX-120

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