SBR Société Belge Radio-Electrique, Bruxelles manufacturer

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Name:

SBR Société Belge Radio-Electrique, Bruxelles (B)

Abbreviation:

sbr

Products:

Summary:

SBR Societe Belge Radioeléctrique (Soc. Anonyme); Bruxelles (Brüssel). Die Firma startet gemäss [http://www.hupse.nl/radio/frameset.htm?sbr_355u.htm&ContentFrame] 1922 mit der Radioproduktion. Sie wächst zur grössten Radioherstellerin von Belgien.

History:

Some models:

Ctry	Year	Name	1st Tube	Notes
B	58 / 59	242		Bildrhre 63 cmNur VHF
B	58 / 59	173		Bildrhre 43 cm Nur VHF
B	58 / 59	213		Bildrhre 54 cm 90Nur VHF
B	58	unknown	UCH81
B	31	552	A425	Includes Selenium rectifier and a Tudor Pertix 15V battery for polarisation.Front panel ha...
B	58 / 59	241		Bildrhre 63 cmNur VHF
B	58 / 59	214		Bildrhre AW53/80Nur VHF
B	56	7355A	EC92
B	75	TR0222
B	31	Antenne cadre 552		Wave band switch included. This antenna was an accessory for the Super Ondolina 552.
B	32 / 33	733C	DSB
B	34 / 35	535U	W30

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Further details for this radio manufacturer by the members (rmfiorg):

SBR history (01.11.2003) Karel Van Doorslaer 930/4
SBR was founded around 1921/22 and was based at Forest Brussels.In fact they also founded the first belgium Radiostation:Radio Belgique.The main reason was to sell more radiosets...It was a very "social" factory.They organised vacations,medecine services and clothes distributio for the employees.SBR had is own research and test labos.By '36 they produced over 500 radios a day...!After WW2 only the SBR name leftover.In fact they brought Philips-products on the market with the SBR-logo at the fifties.