- Country
- Great Britain (UK)
- Manufacturer / Brand
- Barker, John & Co. Ltd. (Barkers of Kensington Department Store); London
- Year
- 1938
- Category
- Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
- Radiomuseum.org ID
- 141872
Click on the schematic thumbnail to request the schematic as a free document.
- Number of Tubes
- 8
- Main principle
- Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 465 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)
- Tuned circuits
- 5 AM circuit(s)
- Wave bands
- Broadcast, Long Wave and Short Wave.
- Power type and voltage
- Alternating Current supply (AC) / 200 - 250 Volt
- Loudspeaker
- Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil) / Ø 8 inch = 20.3 cm
- Material
- Wooden case
- from Radiomuseum.org
- Model: Barker 88 [early] - Barker, John & Co. Ltd.
- Shape
- Tablemodel, low profile (big size).
- Notes
-
Push-pull output stage "Magic Eye" tuning indicator. This set was not made by Barker's, who were retailers. It was made by a small firm who built sets for various retailers.
See also Barker 88 intermediate from about 1951 and Barker 88 late with 9- and 7-pin miniature valves.
- Price in first year of sale
- 6.00 £sd
- Literature/Schematics (1)
- "Trader" service sheet no. 747
- Author
- Model page created by Gerry Howe. See "Data change" for further contributors.
- Other Models
-
Here you find 7 models, 7 with images and 2 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
All listed radios etc. from Barker, John & Co. Ltd. (Barkers of Kensington Department Store); London