Note
QST, Aug 1938, p. 81.
Lafayette catalog number 73, p. 129.
Radio Craft, May 1939, back cover.
First seen in Aug 1938, but not shown in a cabinet until April 1940.
Features include a pre-aligned tuner assembly, 9" dial scales, air-tuned coils, "mono-unit" crystal filter (factory assembled), built-in "noise silencer," BFO, an "R-indication" meter, iron-core IF stages, tone control, headphone jack, and standby switch. Audio output: 8.5 watts.
Sensitivity: better than 1 µV on all ham bands, unspecified elsewhere
Coverage: 530 kHz to 32.4 MHz
Tubes: (1) 1853, (1) 6K8, (2) 6J7, (1) 6K7, (2) 6H6, (1) 6L7, (1) 6C8, (2) 6V6, (1) 6C5, (1) 5V4, (1) VR-150