• Country
• New Zealand-Aotearoa

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Akrad Radio Corporation; Waihi

• Year
• 1950

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 339892

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

• Number of Tubes
• 5

• Valves / Tubes
• DF91 DK40 DF91 DAF91 DL94

• Number of Transistors

• Semiconductors
• Tr.Gl.=Metal-rectif. Tr.Gl.=Metal-rectif.

• Main principle
• Superhet with RF-stage; ZF/IF 256 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)

• Tuned circuits
• 7 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast only (MW).

• Power type and voltage
• Line plus power jack, mostly with battery or storage battery / 230 or 90 & 9 Volt

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

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Regent Portable 6P1 - Akrad Radio Corporation; Waihi

• Shape
• Portable set > 8 inch (also usable without mains)

• Notes

• Superhet with RF stage broadcast (MW) portable receiver.

  5-Valve plus two selenium rectifiers.

  4-Way power options:

  • AC mains
  • DC mains
  • Battery pack, Eveready 753 90 & 9 volt.
  • Optional vibrator pack for 6 or 12 volt operation. 

  Maroon cabinet with gold trim.

  See also Pacific Model 6P1 & Clipper Model 6P1.

• Price in first year of sale
• 34.50 NZ £

• Mentioned in
• -- Original prospect or advert (Otago Daily Times 18 December 1950 Page 7)

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

• Other Models

• Here you find 58 models, 56 with images and 49 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Akrad Radio Corporation; Waihi