Atwater Kent Model 10A 4340 Radio #3

This is the original version of the Model 10A 4340 “breadboard” AM radio. The changes from the earlier designs include replacing the Variometers with  coils and adjustable capacitors. This was Atwater Kent’s first really successful radio to use a fixed inductor and a variable capacitor for tuning, after the short lived Radiodyne.

This one has the vertical coils, but no indication of where the binding posts went on earlier versions. The wiring on the bottom matches other Model 10A 4340 receivers we have. You can also see that 1/2 of the double capacitor under the detector/amplifier has been replaced with a modern capacitor.

Atwater Kent 10A 4340 #3 front
Atwater Kent 10A 4340 #3 front
Atwater Kent 10A 4340 #3 top
Atwater Kent 10A 4340 #3 top
Atwater Kent 10A 4340 #3 bottom
Atwater Kent 10A 4340 #3 bottom
Atwater Kent 10A 4340 #3 warranty
Atwater Kent 10A 4340 #3 warranty
Atwater Kent 10A 4340 #3 label
Atwater Kent 10A 4340 #3 label

The set uses two 201A tubes for the Radio Frequency section, a 200 tube for the Detector, and two 201A tubes for the Audio Amplifier. We could use a 200A tube with a thoriated tungsten filament for the Detector and reduce the total filament current by 0.75A. These were common tubes, so we should have plenty in the Museum’s inventory.