• Year
  • 1934
  • Category
  • Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 208389

 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Tubes
  • 6
  • Valves / Tubes
  • Main principle
  • Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 175 kHz
  • Wave bands
  • Broadcast only (MW).
  • Power type and voltage
  • Storage and/or dry batteries / 3 x 45 & 6 & 2 x 4.5 Volt
  • Loudspeaker
  • Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil)
  • Material
  • Wooden case
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: 8BL - Beale & Co. Ltd, Sydney
  • Shape
  • Console, Lowboy (legs < 50 %).
  • Notes
  • This model uses a Westinghouse copper oxide rectifier as the second detector. The price below was for the "Minstral Pianostyle" cabinet variation. It was also availabe in an "Armoire Pianostyle" cabinet for £42/15/0.
  • Price in first year of sale
  • 39.00 Aus£
  • Mentioned in
  • Radio & Electrical Merchant 27/7/34 P30.
  • Author
  • Model page created by Stuart Irwin. See "Data change" for further contributors.

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