- Country
- Australia
- Manufacturer / Brand
- Genalex, BGE (brand), British General Electric Co. Pty Ltd.; Sydney, NSW.
- Year
- 1956–1961
- Category
- Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
- Radiomuseum.org ID
- 251063
- Number of Tubes
- 5
- Main principle
- Superheterodyne (common)
- Wave bands
- Broadcast only (MW).
- Power type and voltage
- Alternating Current supply (AC) / 230 - 250 Volt
- Loudspeaker
- Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 5 inch = 12.7 cm
- Material
- Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)
- from Radiomuseum.org
- Model: Dapper B162 - Genalex, BGE brand, British
- Shape
- Tablemodel without push buttons, Mantel/Midget/Compact up to 14
- Dimensions (WHD)
- 13.75 x 6.75 x 5.5 inch / 349 x 171 x 140 mm
- Notes
-
BGE Mantel Model B162 "Dapper"
(5 valve AC mains Mantel)
Came in Colours:
black/white
red/white
grey/white
eau-de-nil/whiteUses the same chassis as STC Model Bantam A5140 & is electrically identical.
- Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
- 3.1 kg / 6 lb 13.3 oz (6.828 lb)
- Price in first year of sale
- 26.25 AUS £
- Mentioned in
- Mingay's Price Service (Radio-TV Edition) Autumn 1957
- Literature/Schematics (1)
- J.R. Publications Radio Service Handbook (R.V. Series Vol. 1, 1963, Page S50.)
- Author
- Model page created by Bruce Wilkie. See "Data change" for further contributors.
- Other Models
-
Here you find 203 models, 34 with images and 96 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
All listed radios etc. from Genalex, BGE (brand), British General Electric Co. Pty Ltd.; Sydney, NSW.
Collections
The model Dapper is part of the collections of the following members.