Guthman U-50 Super

Object/Artifact

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Radio Alpha

Image: QST, Jan 1940

Image: QST, Jan 1940

Name/Title

Guthman U-50 "Super"

Description

General Coverage Receiver plus VHF

Category

Receiver, General Coverage, Receiver, VHF

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Edwin I Guthman & Company

Date made

1939 - 1940

Dimensions

Height

10-1/2 in

Width

17-7/8 in

Depth

9-1/2 in

Weight

17 lb

Valuations

Value

$69.98

General Notes

Note

QST, Nov 1939, p. 97. Lafayette catalog number 78, p. 152. Features include S-meter, "silencer," tone control, phone jack, send-receive switch, antenna trimmer, AVC on-off, BFO on-off, BFO pitch, and variable selectivity. Vernier tuning dial has a gun-sight indicator that magnifies 2.5X. Three gang tuning capacitor. Speaker terminals on rear of chassis. Coverage: 490 kHz to 61 MHz (in six bands) Power: 110 VAC, 50/60 Hz Tubes: (1) 7A7, (1) 6J5, (1) 6SF5, (1) 6K8, (1) 6B8, (2) 6SK7, (2) 7C5, (1) 80, (1) VR-105