• Year
  • 1940
  • Category
  • Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 287593
    • alternative name: General Electric Company of Australia Ltd.

 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Tubes
  • 4
  • Main principle
  • Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 455 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)
  • Tuned circuits
  • 6 AM circuit(s)
  • Wave bands
  • Broadcast only (MW).
  • Power type and voltage
  • Dry Batteries / 90 & 1.5 & 4.5 Volt
  • Loudspeaker
  • Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil)
  • Power out
  • 0.17 W (undistorted)
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: Hotpoint Bandmaster A64MK - Australian General Electric GE
  • Shape
  • Tablemodel, with any shape - general.
  • Notes
  • For the Model A46MK, 4 valve, battery with 1.4 Volt filaments, Superheterodyne released in July 1940.

    Chassis:

    • 4.5 Volt battery with Push Button switch for dial lights.
    • 3 position battery and tone switch.
    • Ivory Pearloid dial scale with a red dial pointer
    • Chassis is used in AWA console version 502Z and table 86Z
    • Chassis also used in Westinghouse 860Z.
  • Literature/Schematics (1)
  • Australian Official Radio Service Manual, volume 4, page 163.
  • Author
  • Model page created by Stuart Irwin. See "Data change" for further contributors.

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