• Year
  • 1938
  • Category
  • Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 172483
    • alternative name: General Electric Company of Australia Ltd.

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 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Tubes
  • 4
  • Main principle
  • Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 460 kHz; 2 AF stage(s); Reflex
  • Tuned circuits
  • 8 AM circuit(s)
  • Wave bands
  • Broadcast only (MW).
  • Power type and voltage
  • Storage and/or dry batteries / 6 & -1.5 & -4.5 Volt
  • Loudspeaker
  • Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil)
  • Material
  • Wooden case
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: Hotpoint-Bandmaster 448MV - Australian General Electric GE
  • Shape
  • Console, Lowboy (legs < 50 %).
  • Notes
  • The 1K6 is reflexed as the second I.F. amplifier and the 1st A.F. amplifier. This set uses a 4 volt synchronous vibrator power unit. The filaments are connected in parallel across one cell of the 6 volt battery and the vibrator power unit is supplied from the other two cells. This radio uses the same chassis as the AWA Radiola model 164V.
  • Circuit diagram reference
  • Australian Official Radio Service Manual Vol. I I
  • Literature/Schematics (1)
  • Mingay's Radio Diagram & I.F. Index
  • Author
  • Model page created by Stuart Irwin. See "Data change" for further contributors.

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