• Year
  • 1949
  • Category
  • Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 268547
    • alternative name: General Electric Company of Australia Ltd.

 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Tubes
  • 5
  • Main principle
  • Superhet with RF-stage; ZF/IF 455 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)
  • Tuned circuits
  • 7 AM circuit(s)
  • Wave bands
  • Broadcast plus more than 2 Short Wave bands.
  • Power type and voltage
  • Storage Battery for all (e.g. for car radios and amateur radios) / 6 Volt
  • Loudspeaker
  • Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 7 inch = 17.8 cm
  • Material
  • Wooden case
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: Hotpoint R55SV [Indirectly heated valves] - Australian General Electric GE
  • Shape
  • Tablemodel, low profile (big size).
  • Notes
  • This radio has seven bands covering 540 kHz to 22.3 MHz with no gaps. It uses a synchronous vibrator power unit. The chassis is the same as that used in the AWA Radiola model 620T.

    This model should not be confused with the earlier version Hotpoint R55SV, which uses directly heated valves.

  • Literature/Schematics (1)
  • Australian Official Radio Service Manual Vol. 8 P172.
  • Author
  • Model page created by Stuart Irwin. See "Data change" for further contributors.

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