• Country
• South Africa

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Barlow-Wadley Barlow's; South Africa

• Year
• 1973–1976

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 77664

Click on the schematic thumbnail to request the schematic as a free document.

• Number of Transistors
• 14

• Semiconductors

• Main principle
• Wadley-Loop principle (including dual superhet); ZF/IF 455 kHz

• Wave bands
• Broadcast, more than 2 SW bands plus FM or UHF.

• Power type and voltage
• Line / Batteries (any type)

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 8 cm = 3.1 inch

• Power out
• 0.4 W (unknown quality)

• Material
• Metal case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: XCR-30 FM Mark 2 - Barlow-Wadley Barlow's; South

• Shape
• Portable set > 8 inch (also usable without mains)

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 292 x 190 x 98 mm / 11.5 x 7.5 x 3.9 inch

• Notes

• Shortwave-coverage 500 kHz - 30 MHz in 31 ranges, AM/CW/SSB (BFO). Triple conversion, drift eleminating loop circuit, developed by former RACAL employee Dr. Trevor L. Wadley (first used in RACAL RA-17). 1 IC, 11 diodes, only two ceramic IF-filters. This model has also FM - which is the difference to XCR-30 Mark II (without FM in the name).

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 4 kg / 8 lb 13 oz (8.811 lb)

• Source of data
• -- Original-techn. papers.

• Author
• Model page created by Thomas Titz. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 16 models, 16 with images and 6 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Barlow-Wadley Barlow's; South Africa