- Country
- Great Britain (UK)
- Manufacturer / Brand
- Alba (Brand) Balcombe Ltd., ALBA (Radio & Television) Ltd; London
- Year
- 1936
- Category
- Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
- Radiomuseum.org ID
- 78676
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- Brand: Alba
Click on the schematic thumbnail to request the schematic as a free document.
- Number of Tubes
- 5
- Main principle
- Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 117.5 kHz; 1 AF stage(s)
- Tuned circuits
- 7 AM circuit(s)
- Wave bands
- Broadcast, Long Wave and Short Wave.
- Power type and voltage
- Alternating Current supply (AC) / 190-250 Volt
- Loudspeaker
- Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil)
- Material
- Wooden case
- from Radiomuseum.org
- Model: Alba 870 AC - Alba Brand Balcombe Ltd., ALBA
- Shape
- Tablemodel, high profile (upright - NOT Cathedral nor decorative).
- Dimensions (WHD)
- 17.5 x 18.5 x 10.5 inch / 445 x 470 x 267 mm
- Notes
-
Extension speaker connections on primary of output transformer. There is also an AC/DC version of the Alba 870 model. A similar chassis is fitted to the Alba 970 radiograms.
- Source of data
- Radio! Radio!
- Literature/Schematics (1)
- Trader Service Sheet (suppl. of Wireless & El. Trader, etc.) (193)
- Author
- Model page created by Konrad Birkner † 12.08.2014. See "Data change" for further contributors.
- Other Models
-
Here you find 253 models, 132 with images and 166 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
All listed radios etc. from Alba (Brand) Balcombe Ltd., ALBA (Radio & Television) Ltd; London