Unidentified Silvertone

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Unidentified Silvertone

TA Forbes
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04-21-2012, 08:11 PM

Hello, Jay: I believe what you have is a model 1720 "Challenger." They were advertised as a 10 tube set at a 7 tube price.

The tube lineup for a 1720 is four-45s, one-6A7, one-37, one-75, two-78s, one-5Z3.

These sets have an "extended" broadcast band that goes (I think) to 1800KHz.

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Unidentified Silvertone - by Jayce - 04-21-2012, 05:55 PM

RE: Unidentified Silvertone - by Carl Travis - 04-21-2012, 07:14 PM

RE: Unidentified Silvertone - by TA Forbes - 04-21-2012, 08:11 PM

RE: Unidentified Silvertone - by John R - 04-21-2012, 09:37 PM

RE: Unidentified Silvertone - by Arran - 04-21-2012, 10:54 PM

RE: Unidentified Silvertone - by TA Forbes - 04-22-2012, 10:13 AM

RE: Unidentified Silvertone - by codefox1 - 04-22-2012, 12:46 PM

RE: Unidentified Silvertone - by Jayce - 04-22-2012, 05:58 PM

RE: Unidentified Silvertone - by TA Forbes - 04-24-2012, 04:40 AM

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