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Lyradion
1924
Lyradion Manufacturing Co.,
Plant 5, Dodge Manufactoring Co.,
550 Union St.,
Mishawaka, Indiana, USA
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The Lyradion Manufacturing Company is credited with being the first
American company to market a radio/phonograph combination back in 1922
called the Lyradion. They also manufactured and marketed thier own line
of radios, also called Lyradion. Most of these radios were 5 tube
regenerative sets that used loop antennas. This model is the only
portable set that they made and is possibly one of the last models that
they made.
I acquired this radio, along with a Norden Hauck Super
10, from an antique radio collector in Lafayette, Indiana, in trade for a
Triplett 3444 tube tester. This Lyradion was once owned by the
late James A. Fred (Jim) from Cutler, Indiana. Jim was a seasoned radio
collector, editor and publisher of his own monthly publication "Antique
Radio Topics" which was in national circulation during the early 1970s,
authored the column "Antique Radio Corner" in the Elementary
Electronics magazine during the 1970s, one of the founding members of
the IHRS and publisher of the IHRS bulletin during the 1990s.
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Tube Line Up:
UV-199.....RF Amplifier
UV-199.....RF Amplifier
UV-199.....RF Amplifier
UV-199.....Detector
UV-199.....1st. Audio Amplifier
UV-199.....2nd. Audio Amplifier
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Dimensions:
Height...19.5 inches
Width...16.5 inches
Depth...10 inches
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Power Source:
Battery +3 Volts
Battery +45 Volts
Battery +90 Volts
Battery -4.5 Volts
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Frequency Range:
BC...550 kHz to 1500 kHz
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The front of the Lyradion closed up.
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Back of the Lyradion opened. There is a removable panel which conceals the receiver's chassis.
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Chassis of the Lyradion. A very neatly laid out and simple circuit.
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Front
panel of the Lyradion. The left knob is the tuner, the middle knob is
the filiment control, and the right knob is the regenerative control.
This set is fitted with an arial post to receive better reception and a
headphone jack for the usage of headphones.
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Battery hookup and operational instructions.
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This web page was last updated: March 17, 2016
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