- Country
- Great Britain (UK)
- Manufacturer / Brand
- GEC, General Electric Co Ltd., GENALEX; London
- Year
- 1950
- Category
- Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
- Radiomuseum.org ID
- 79340
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- Brand: Gecophone
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- Number of Tubes
- 5
- Main principle
- Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 470 kHz
- Wave bands
- Broadcast, Long Wave and Short Wave.
- Power type and voltage
- Alternating Current supply (AC) / 200; 230; 250 Volt
- Loudspeaker
- Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 6.5 inch = 16.5 cm
- Material
- Wooden case
- from Radiomuseum.org
- Model: BC5639 - GEC, General Electric Co Ltd.,
- Shape
- Tablemodel, low profile (big size).
- Dimensions (WHD)
- 17.75 x 15.125 x 9.5 inch / 451 x 384 x 241 mm
- Notes
-
An AC mains 3 band table radio housed in a wooden cabinet. With provision for gramophone pickup and external loudspeaker. Same as the GEC BC5639L model which has different voltage options. See also the GEC BC6638 AC/DC version.
- Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
- 22 lb 0 oz (22 lb) / 9.988 kg
- Source of data
- Radio! Radio!
- Literature/Schematics (1)
- - - Manufacturers Literature (GEC Service Bulletin No. 132 BC5639 and BC5639L dated 52/1)
- Author
- Model page created by Konrad Birkner † 12.08.2014. See "Data change" for further contributors.
- Other Models
-
Here you find 442 models, 286 with images and 236 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
All listed radios etc. from GEC, General Electric Co Ltd., GENALEX; London
Collections
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