• Country
• New Zealand-Aotearoa

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Bell Radio-Television Corporation Ltd.; Auckland

• Year
• 1957

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 339494

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

• Number of Tubes
• 6

• Valves / Tubes
• EF89 ECH81 EF89 EBC81 EL84 EZ80

• Main principle
• Superhet with RF-stage; ZF/IF 462 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)

• Tuned circuits
• 7 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast and Short Wave (SW).

• Details
• Changer (Record changer)

• Power type and voltage
• Alternating Current supply (AC) / 240 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• 3 Loudspeakers

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Truetone 16S5B - Bell Radio-Television

• Shape
• Console with any shape - in general

• Notes

• 6-Valve superhet with RF stage dual wave console radiogram.

  Also available in broadcast (MW) only version for £59/17/6.

  Available in blonde, medium or dark oak cabinet.

  3 speaker network comprising of 2x Rola 8M and 1x Rola FX permanent magnet speakers. 

  Monarch UA8 4 speed record changer.

• Price in first year of sale
• 66.50 NZ £

• Mentioned in
• -- Original prospect or advert (Press 23 April 1957 Page 9.)

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• -- Original prospect or advert (Press 23 May 1957 Page 11)

• Author
• Model page created by Brian Stevens. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 38 models, 37 with images and 31 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Bell Radio-Television Corporation Ltd.; Auckland