• Country
• Germany

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Loewe-(Opta); Deutschland

• Year
• 1954/1955

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 2806

• • alternative name: Löwe Radio

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• Number of Tubes
• 6

• Valves / Tubes
• ECC85 ECH81 EF89 EABC80 EM34 EL84

• Number of Transistors

• Semiconductors
• Tr.Gl.=Metal-rectif.

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 460/10700 kHz

• Tuned circuits
• 6 AM circuit(s)     9 FM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast, Long Wave, Short Wave plus FM or UHF.

• Power type and voltage
• Alternating Current supply (AC) / 110; 127; 220; 240 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) - elliptical

• Power out
• 5 W (unknown quality)

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Apollo 551WF - Loewe-Opta; Deutschland

• Shape
• Tablemodel with Push Buttons.

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 550 x 360 x 280 mm / 21.7 x 14.2 x 11 inch

• Notes
• drehbare Ferritantenne.

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 12.5 kg / 27 lb 8.5 oz (27.533 lb)

• Price in first year of sale
• 278.00 DM

• Source of data
• Rundfunk- und Fernseh-Katalog 1954/55 / Radiokatalog Band 1, Ernst Erb

• Picture reference
• Das Modell ist im «Radiokatalog» (Erb) abgebildet.

• Other Models

• Here you find 1623 models, 1364 with images and 1179 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Loewe-(Opta); Deutschland