Breting
Radio (Receiver) Company - Los Angeles, CaliforniaBreting
Radio (Receiver) Company - Los Angeles, California
California was home to a number of manufacturers of
communications receivers in the 1930's. Names such as
Gillfillan Brothers, Patterson, Sargent and the Breting
Radio Manufacturing Company in Los Angeles, California were
some of the better known companies. Breting Radio was
started by P.J. Breting. The chief engineer was Ray Gudie
who also designed the Patterson receivers. Breting built
receivers from 1935-1940. With the exception of the Breting
6, most were high end receivers with high tube counts,
chrome chassis', crystal filters and many other features not
available on Hallicrafters and National radios of the same
vintage. All the Breting chassis' were manufactured in the
Gillfillan plants.
Frequency Range: 550 kHz to 30 MHz Number of Tubes: 6 Years Built: 1939-1940 Original Price: $32.40 Other comments: Internal Speaker Schematic: N/A Breting 9 Frequency Range: 550 kHz to 30 MHz Number of Tubes: 9 Years Built: 1938-1940 Original Price: $54 Other comments: Schematic: Breting
9 Frequency Range: 550 kHz to 30 MHz Number of Tubes: 12 Years Built: 1935-1936 Original Price: $93 Other comments: Dual meters, Crystal Filter, requires
external electrodynamic speaker Schematic: Breting
12 This is a photo of the Breting 12 at N7RK Frequency Range: 550 kHz to 34 MHz Number of Tubes: 14 Years Built: 1936 Original Price: $99 Other comments: Schematic: Breting
14 Frequency Range: 550 kHz to 34 MHz Number of Tubes: 14 Years Built: 1938 Original Price: $99 Other comments: Difference between 14 and 14AX is
unknown- maybe the addition of a crystal filter? Schematic: N/A Frequency Range: 550 kHz to 34 MHz Number of Tubes: 14 Years Built: 1938 Original Price: $99 Other comments: Schematic: N/A This station belonged to W8MPY of Toledo, Ohio who was
the father of my long time friend Tom Boza, NE7X. This photo
is from the late 1930's. The receiver is a Breting 12. Tom
had no idea what this receiver was until I identified the
receiver last year! This is a mid 1930's photo of a radio school from the CCC
where an instructor is teaching CCC boys about ham radio.
Receiver is a Breting 12. The transmitter is a Utah Jr.
available from 1937-1939 and shown in the Raymond Moore Book
- "Transmitters, Exciters & Power Amplifiers
1930-1980" This photo is courtesy of "The New Deal Network" Here is the building at 2117 Venice Blvd. in Los Angeles,
California that housed the Breting Radio Company. This photo
was sent to me in December 2002 by Ray Grimes, W6RYS. This
place is now a plumbing shop. He met the present owner and
showed him a diagram with his store address.
Created August 27, 2001
Updated November 6, 2012