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Originally Posted by dieseljeep
When discussing farm radios, I cited a rather obscure group of sets I acquired, including an RCA and a Setchell Carlson. All four of my sets don't have an RF stage.
BTW, Setchell-Carlson built 32 volt light plant sets well into the late 40's or early 50's.
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Tube count determined battery service life. Country living in the prewar era tended to be rather parsimonious and radio a luxury, so my guess would be that a basic set that could reliably get the programs folks wanted to turn it on to hear in the evening was adequate. The owner /financier of the set likely determined when and for what it was used to get the most out of the batteries and tubes.
Avid radio hobbiest/ listeners may have been willing to spend more on something more elaborate if they had the budget margin.