Kemper Radio

4/13/2004 4:57:37 PMMatt Kemper

I'm looking for any info on Kemper Radios. Does anyone have a K-5-1 or K-6-7 schematic? I need photos for restoration.

Thanks

4/14/2004 3:04:50 AMSteven in Oregon

There were a lot of fly-by-night radio manufacturers. Also, some companies had radios manufactured for them with their name on the front. Does your radio have "manufactured by" anywhere on it? (This might be followed by a code name or initials for the original manufacturer.) Also, which tubes does it use? This would help narrow down the year it was made.

:I'm looking for any info on Kemper Radios. Does anyone have a K-5-1 or K-6-7 schematic? I need photos for restoration.
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:Thanks

4/14/2004 9:11:49 PMMatt Kemper

:There were a lot of fly-by-night radio manufacturers. Also, some companies had radios manufactured for them with their name on the front. Does your radio have "manufactured by" anywhere on it? (This might be followed by a code name or initials for the original manufacturer.) Also, which tubes does it use? This would help narrow down the year it was made.
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::I'm looking for any info on Kemper Radios. Does anyone have a K-5-1 or K-6-7 schematic? I need photos for restoration.
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::Thanks

4/14/2004 9:17:21 PMMatt Kemper

Kemper Radio Corp. (or Labs) was in LA Ca starting in the early 20s. Founded by Guy Kemper, they made many different types and models of radio. Guy is a relative of mine. My K-5-1 was built in 1925 and uses 5 type 99 tubes and is battery powered(which I don't have). My K-6-7 was made on 12-27-1929 and uses 2-27, 1-26, 1-80, and a 112A (which I need) and runs on AC. I desperatly need the schematics for both.

9/9/2006 2:37:24 AMRussell Wikander

I have a SG-7. It is a table model in a beautiful Walnut case. I would love to have a schematic so
i can understand the circuit, and give it an alignment to original specifications. It is a beautuful set.

Thanks,

9/9/2006 5:38:53 PMDoug Criner

Matt, the K-51 is a 5-tube TRF, c. 1925, battery-powered. Almost all TRFs of this vintage are very similar, electrically.

If your primary interest is getting it working, then you could try to find somebody locally for help - anybody that has worked on several such sets before. Once you've seen a few 5-tube TRFs, many people wouldn't bother to even look for a schematic. It'll almost certainly have two RF stages, a detector, and two audio stages. Essentially, the radio becomes its own schematic.

:I'm looking for any info on Kemper Radios. Does anyone have a K-5-1 or K-6-7 schematic? I need photos for restoration.
:
:Thanks

9/9/2006 6:30:17 PMEdd

No precise and exacting info, but just for grins ....did you see this info on your set....seems like your unit was the "top dog" of the line at that time. Also, that first salesman must have had two very lightweight sets tucked underneath both of his arms.

www.antiqueradios.org/gazette/kemper.htm

73's de Edd

9/9/2006 7:04:59 PMDoug Criner

Now that I've seen the pix in Edd's link, I'll hedge on my thinking that most all 5-tube TRFs are similar. This one, at least to outward appearance, is a little strange. But maybe the ckt is fairly standard?

:No precise and exacting info, but just for grins ....did you see this info on your set....seems like your unit was the "top dog" of the line at that time. Also, that first salesman must have had two very lightweight sets tucked underneath both of his arms.
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:www.antiqueradios.org/gazette/kemper.htm
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:73's de Edd