- Country
- Great Britain (UK)
- Manufacturer / Brand
- Ekco, E.K.Cole Ltd.; Southend-on-Sea
- Year
- 1958 ?
- Category
- Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
- Radiomuseum.org ID
- 146608
Click on the schematic thumbnail to request the schematic as a free document.
- Number of Tubes
- 4
- Main principle
- Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 470 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)
- Tuned circuits
- 6 AM circuit(s)
- Wave bands
- Broadcast (MW) and Long Wave.
- Power type and voltage
- Dry Batteries / 1.5 & 90 Volt
- Loudspeaker
- Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 5 inch = 12.7 cm
- Material
- Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)
- from Radiomuseum.org
- Model: BP321 - Ekco, E.K.Cole Ltd.; Southend-
- Shape
- Portable set > 8 inch (also usable without mains)
- Dimensions (WHD)
- 260 x 195 x 105 mm / 10.2 x 7.7 x 4.1 inch
- Notes
-
Large tuning dial at front, but without reduction gear on small knob. The tuning scale takes coloured pegs to indicate favourite stations.
Printed circuit board with 231mm long Ferrite Rod aerial. Rear panel has a cable slot.
At least three colour schemes: Black body / White panel, red/white and all white. Or it may be cream. White plastic tends to go cream to yellow with age, sometimes due to bromine based fire-retardant chemicals.
- Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
- 1.7 kg / 3 lb 11.9 oz (3.744 lb)
- Source of data
- -- Schematic
- Circuit diagram reference
- Radio and TV Servicing books (R&TVS) book
- Author
- Model page created by Keith Staines. See "Data change" for further contributors.
- Other Models
-
Here you find 423 models, 308 with images and 255 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
All listed radios etc. from Ekco, E.K.Cole Ltd.; Southend-on-Sea