TO DON AND NEAL: THE MODEL IS A PFANSTIEHL SINGLE SIDEBAND SUPER MODEL 70A MADE BY THE McCULLA MFG CO. OF WAUKEGAN,ILL. IT WAS ALIGNED BY WE SCOTT ON 12-5-34. IT WAS SOLD THROUGH THE VAN SICKLE RADIO SHOP. IT COVERS THE 160-80-40-20 METER BANDS WITH PLUG IN COILS.IT USES A 57 1ST DET A 58 IF A 59 AUDIO AND 2-58'S FOR THE OSC'S. IT WAS OWNED BY A W9YHJ. IT LOOKS LIKE THE 1934 RME EXCEPT IT HAS ONLY ONE DIAL IN THE MIDDLE WITH TWO CONTROLS ON EACH SIDE FOR THE GAIN-OSC-ANT AND AUDIO PLUS SW'S FOR THE ON/OFF, BEAT OSC,AND BANDSPREAD. TNX FOR RESPONDING SO QUICKLY.JAMES KR4WU

Hi James, Thanks for the information on your Pfanstiehl radio. Although it has a beat frequency oscillator that will let it demodulate Single Sideband, in 1934 this hadn't been developed, the BFO would be for Morse Code. It sounds like a very collectible set. It obviosly is designed for Ham bands with those coils and BFO. I found some data on Pfanstiehl the other day but can't see it now. If I find anything that matches your set I'll send it to you. There is no mention of Pfanstiehl in the advertising section of a 1936 ARRL handbook I've got. Don Black.

: TO DON AND NEAL: THE MODEL IS A PFANSTIEHL SINGLE SIDEBAND SUPER MODEL 70A MADE BY THE McCULLA MFG CO. OF WAUKEGAN,ILL. IT WAS ALIGNED BY WE SCOTT ON 12-5-34. IT WAS SOLD THROUGH THE VAN SICKLE RADIO SHOP. IT COVERS THE 160-80-40-20 METER BANDS WITH PLUG IN COILS.IT USES A 57 1ST DET A 58 IF A 59 AUDIO AND 2-58'S FOR THE OSC'S. IT WAS OWNED BY A W9YHJ. IT LOOKS LIKE THE 1934 RME EXCEPT IT HAS ONLY ONE DIAL IN THE MIDDLE WITH TWO CONTROLS ON EACH SIDE FOR THE GAIN-OSC-ANT AND AUDIO PLUS SW'S FOR THE ON/OFF, BEAT OSC,AND BANDSPREAD. TNX FOR RESPONDING SO QUICKLY.JAMES KR4WU

Hi James

Information I find on Pfanstiehl mentions the company went out of business in 1930. (Radio Manufacturers of the 1920's & Collectors Guide to Antique Radios) Your radio is from around 1934.

Carl Pfanstiehl died in March 1942. He may have built some radios after the company closed.

Radio Manufacturers of the 1920's mentions that Fansteel Company, spelled with letter "F", still makes electrical components.

Norm

: Hi James, Thanks for the information on your Pfanstiehl radio. Although it has a beat frequency oscillator that will let it demodulate Single Sideband, in 1934 this hadn't been developed, the BFO would be for Morse Code. It sounds like a very collectible set. It obviosly is designed for Ham bands with those coils and BFO. I found some data on Pfanstiehl the other day but can't see it now. If I find anything that matches your set I'll send it to you. There is no mention of Pfanstiehl in the advertising section of a 1936 ARRL handbook I've got. Don Black.

: : TO DON AND NEAL: THE MODEL IS A PFANSTIEHL SINGLE SIDEBAND SUPER MODEL 70A MADE BY THE McCULLA MFG CO. OF WAUKEGAN,ILL. IT WAS ALIGNED BY WE SCOTT ON 12-5-34. IT WAS SOLD THROUGH THE VAN SICKLE RADIO SHOP. IT COVERS THE 160-80-40-20 METER BANDS WITH PLUG IN COILS.IT USES A 57 1ST DET A 58 IF A 59 AUDIO AND 2-58'S FOR THE OSC'S. IT WAS OWNED BY A W9YHJ. IT LOOKS LIKE THE 1934 RME EXCEPT IT HAS ONLY ONE DIAL IN THE MIDDLE WITH TWO CONTROLS ON EACH SIDE FOR THE GAIN-OSC-ANT AND AUDIO PLUS SW'S FOR THE ON/OFF, BEAT OSC,AND BANDSPREAD. TNX FOR RESPONDING SO QUICKLY.JAMES KR4WU