ATWATER-KENT (AKRAD) MODEL 5W3 (1953)

The Atwater-Kent (Akrad) model 5W3 was manufactured by Akrad Radio Corporation Ltd in 1953.

Other radios based on the same chassis:

5-valve broadcast band radio.

Also sold under the Clipper and pirated 'Atwater-Kent' name, possibly also as a 5W3A

Little brother to the model 583 bandspread set.

Technical Information

Valves (5): ECH42, EF41, EBC41, EL41, EZ40

Frequency Bands: 1

Chassis Notes(most schematics can be clicked to download a full size version)

1953 Regent 5W3 Schematic

General Construction Notes for Akrad Radio Corporation Ltd:

Akrad sets often consist of 3 (or 4) numbers (eg: 518, 1059) or number-letter-number (5M4), and a common pattern exists for these sets: The first digit(or 2 digits in the case of 10-or-more valves) is the number of valves, the second is the number of bands and the third is the last digit of the year. Where the middle digit is a letter rather than a number it generally refers to the type of set - M for mantle, P for portable, G from radiogram etc

Often sets can be dated by the speaker, as many Akrad sets from the Pye era have the date of manufacture stamped on the back of the magnet housing.

Other documented models using this chassis (2 in total)

YEARMODEL NAME
1953 Regent model 5W3