Watt Radio

Cucciolo

Schematic

This is an Italian radio fabricated in 1940. It has a single tuning band whose frequency range extends from 550 KHz to 1500 KHz. The cabinet is made in wood with the front and the rear panels painted in "yellow". The sides, top and bottom are covered with cork. On the top there is a leather handle. The two front knobs (bakelite) are the tuning and the volume/on-off switch. It is rather small and of very compact construction. Dimensions are: 15cm x 24cm x 12cm.

The radio contains the following tubes:

6A8 GT frequency mixer and local oscillator (data sheet PDF 100KB)

6BN8 GT IF amplifier and detector (data sheet TIF, 61KB)

6V6 GT audio amplifier (data sheet TIF 25K)

6X5 GT rectifier (data sheet TIF, 33KB)

Acknowledgment:

A special thanks goes to Carlo Pria from the "Associazione Italiana per la Radio d'Epoca" ('A.I.R.E.) for identifying the radio model and providing the schematics. Carlo Pria is the webmaster (together with Paolo Borroni) of the Enciclopedia Della Radio Italiana web site.
 

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