CANADIAN MARCONI CAR RADIO - MODEL 294 (MANTEL VERSION)
Type: 5 tube superheterodyne receiver with four preset tuning pushbuttons
Vintage: Early 1950s
Frequency Range: Broadcast band and short wave 6 to 15 MHz
Tube lineup: 6BE6 6BA6 6AT6 6V6GT 6X5GT
Power input: 25 or 60 Hz depending on nameplate rating.Comment: Canadian Marconi first used the model designators 291 and 294 in 1938 for car radios. For an unknown reason, they decided to apply the same model numbers to two tabletop radios built in the early 1950s.
Model 294 mantel version |
Model 294 rear view |
Model 294 - note the semi cylindrical dial |
Model 294 nameplate |
All 294 photos in this table via Kijiji.ca |
294 mantel version schematic |
294 alignment data |
Source: RCC Service supplement no. 24, 1950-1951 |
Contributors or References:1) https://www.radiomuseum.org/r/canadia_ma_294_table_radio.html
2) Lewis Bodkin <05bodkin555(at)gmail.com>
Apr 1/20