• Country
• Great Britain (UK)

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Balcombe Ltd., (Brand: Alba), London

• Year
• 1957 ?

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 125710

• • Brand: Alba

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• Number of Tubes
• 4

• Valves / Tubes
• UF89 UF80 UL41 UY85

• Main principle
• TRF (Tuned-Radio-Frequency but use of regeneration unknown); 1 AF stage(s)

• Tuned circuits
• 2 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast only (MW).

• Power type and voltage
• AC/DC-set / 200-250 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 4 inch = 10.2 cm

• Material
• Bakelite or Plastics (type unknown)

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Alba C116 - Balcombe Ltd., Brand: Alba,

• Shape
• Tablemodel without push buttons, Mantel/Midget/Compact up to 14

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 8 x 5 x 4.5 inch / 203 x 127 x 114 mm

• Notes
• A 2 band set with LW was also produced as model C116LW. The back cover of the C116 has a cut-out for the band change switch.

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 1.7 kg / 3 lb 11.9 oz (3.744 lb)

• Source of data
• - - Data from my own collection

• Circuit diagram reference
• Radio and TV Servicing books (R&TVS) book

• Author
• Model page created by Keith Staines. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 232 models, 106 with images and 165 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Balcombe Ltd., (Brand: Alba), London