• Country
• Canada

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Canadian General Electric (Canada) (C.G.E. or CGE); Toronto, ON

• Year
• 1948 ?

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 287929

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• Number of Tubes
• 5

• Valves / Tubes
• 6SA7 6SK7 6SQ7 6F6G 5Y4G

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 455 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)

• Tuned circuits
• 6 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast plus more than 2 Short Wave bands.

• Details
• Record Player (not changer)

• Power type and voltage
• Alternating Current supply (AC) / 105-125 Volt

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

• Power out
• 2 W (4.5 W max.)

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: KM-5 - Canadian General Electric

• Shape
• Tablemodel, Box - most often with Lid (NOT slant panel).

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 21.75 x 14.5 x 14 inch / 552 x 368 x 356 mm

• Notes

• The Canadian General Electric KM-5 is a table top 5 tube broadcast and shortwave radio with built in 78 rpm record player.

  Frequency ranges are:

  • Standard Broadcast...540-1570 kHz (with built in loop antenna)
  • 31M...9.45-9.7 MHz
  • 25M...11.68-11.92 MHz
  • 19M...15.03-15.38 MHz

  Line frequency is 25 or 60 Hz depending on nameplate.
  The record player uses a crystal type pickup.
  Speaker is 6 x 9 inch.

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• General Electric Radio and Television Service Manual 1945-1949

• Author
• Model page created by Tom Seeger. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 505 models, 373 with images and 428 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Canadian General Electric (Canada) (C.G.E. or CGE); Toronto, ON