• Year
  • 1947/1948
  • Category
  • Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 186779
    • alternative name: General Electric Company of Australia Ltd.

 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Tubes
  • 5
  • Main principle
  • Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 455 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)
  • Tuned circuits
  • 7 AM circuit(s)
  • Wave bands
  • Broadcast and Short Wave (SW).
  • Power type and voltage
  • Dry Batteries / 90 & 1.5 Volt
  • Loudspeaker
  • Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 5 inch = 12.7 cm
  • Power out
  • 0.25 W (undistorted)
  • Material
  • Wooden case
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: Hotpoint-Bandmaster K55DM [K55DA] - Australian General Electric GE
  • Shape
  • Tablemodel, low profile (big size).
  • Dimensions (WHD)
  • 17.375 x 9 x 6.75 inch / 441 x 229 x 171 mm
  • Notes
  • This model is the dry battery version only of AWA Radiola 511M

    See also 4 volt accumulator & vibrator versions, models K55DB & K55DV.

     

  • Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
  • 14 lb (14 lb 0 oz) / 6.356 kg
  • Circuit diagram reference
  • Australian Official Radio Service Manual Vol. VI
  • Author
  • Model page created by Stuart Irwin. See "Data change" for further contributors.

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