AM/FM Portable Radio VTR173

Bush Radio; London

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  • Year
  • 1972
  • Category
  • Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 330977

 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Transistors
  • 11
  • Main principle
  • Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 470/10700 kHz
  • Wave bands
  • Broadcast, Long Wave and FM or UHF.
  • Power type and voltage
  • Dry Batteries / C: 6 x 1.5 Volt
  • Loudspeaker
  • Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) - elliptical
  • Power out
  • 1 W (unknown quality)
  • Material
  • Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: AM/FM Portable Radio VTR173 - Bush Radio; London
  • Shape
  • Portable set > 8 inch (also usable without mains)
  • Dimensions (WHD)
  • 13.875 x 7 x 3 inch / 352 x 178 x 76 mm
  • Notes

  • A battery operated 3 band AM/FM portable transistor radio. With a telescopic aerial, AFC, and sockets for earphone/tape recorder and car radio aerial. 6 x 4 inch elliptical loudspeaker.

    Wavebands.
    L.W. band : 280 kHz to 158 kHz (1070 to 1900 metres).
    M.W. band : 1605 kHz to 525 kHz (187 to 570 metres).
    V.H.F. band : 87.5 MHz to 108 MHz.

    Similar to the Murphy B844 AM/FM Portable Radio, and the later Bush VTR273 and Murphy B944 AM/FM Portable Radios which have an additional socket for a 9V PSU.

  • Literature/Schematics (1)
  • - - Manufacturers Literature (Bush Murphy Service Information Bush VTR173 Murphy B844 dated 1/6/72)
  • Author
  • Model page created by Howard Craven. See "Data change" for further contributors.

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