Changeur de fréquence bigrille (BIG-SIX)

SBR Société Belge Radio-Electrique, Bruxelles

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  • Year
  • 1928–1930
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  • Category
  • Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 228436

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 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Tubes
  • 6
  • Main principle
  • Superheterodyne (common)
  • Wave bands
  • Broadcast (MW) and Long Wave.
  • Power type and voltage
  • Storage and/or dry batteries / see notes Volt
  • Loudspeaker
  • - This model requires external speaker(s).
  • Material
  • Wooden case
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: Changeur de fréquence bigrille - SBR Société Belge Radio-
  • Shape
  • Tablemodel, low profile (big size).
  • Notes
    • This 6 tube radio was commercialised as kit or factory assembled without a housing which was sold separately in an oak or mahogany version.
    • All connections were made by clamp screws on the backpanel.
    • Also known as "BIG-SIX" from 1929 on.
    • There are 3 known generations:
      • The 1st generation (1928; power 4, 80, 120 and -15 volt) had 3 filament rheostats. There is no known photo of this generation.
      • The 2nd generation (1928; power 4, 120 and -15 volt) had only 1  filament rheostat, used "Lambdalina" or "Cyclo-Roy" tuning capacitors and "Roy" I.F.1transformers.
      • The 3rd generation (1930; power 4, 120 and -15 volt) had 1  filament rheostat, "T30" tuning capacitors and 3 I.F.1 transformers from which 1 is a "Tesla". It also had a Pick-up connector.
    • They were all delivered with a loop antenna "Petit".

    1 intermediate frequency

  • Author
  • Model page created by Dirk Bladt. See "Data change" for further contributors.

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