• Country
• New Zealand-Aotearoa

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Akrad Radio Corporation; Waihi

• Year
• 1947

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 361902

Click on the schematic thumbnail to request the schematic as a free document.

• Number of Tubes
• 5

• Valves / Tubes
• 6K8GT 6SK7 6Q7GT 6V6GT 6X5GT

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 465 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)

• Tuned circuits
• 6 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast only (MW).

• Power type and voltage
• Alternating Current supply (AC) / 50Hz, 230 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil) / Ø 5 inch = 12.7 cm

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Escort Junior 5M7 - Akrad Radio Corporation; Waihi

• Shape
• Tablemodel without push buttons, Mantel/Midget/Compact up to 14

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 14 x 7 x 6.5 inch / 356 x 178 x 165 mm

• Notes

• Escort 5M7 Junior

  5-valve broadcast (MW) superhet receiver.

  Manufactured by Akrad Radio Corporation Ltd for McKenzie & Willis Ltd (House Brand).

  Other 5M7 models include: Invincible 5M7, Pathfinder 5M7, and Everest 5M7.

  ESCORT 5V JUNIOR All the finer features of Escort quality radios in this neat, compact Mantel. Extremely modern walnut cabinet measuring 12in x 7in x 6½in. Performance is quite outstanding and the price is only £18/18/-.  

• Price in first year of sale
• 18.90 NZ £

• Mentioned in
• -- Original prospect or advert (Press 13 June 1947 Page 4)

• Author
• Model page created by Brian Stevens. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 78 models, 76 with images and 66 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Akrad Radio Corporation; Waihi