Trav-ler Battery Portable Tape Recorder

Casian Ltd. has introduced a battery portable, the Trav-ler, costing 29 gns.

It has a single speed of 3¾ ips and a quoted frequency response of 150-5,000 cps, plus or minus 3 dB. Wow and flutter is given as better than 0.4 RMS using the G.B. Kalee Meter, and the signal-to-noise ratio as 30 dB.

The power is provided by three Vidormax T6009 or their equivalent. The price of the batteries is an extra. Battery life is rated at 50 hours.

MuIIard transistors are used as follows: OC78 (three), OC71 (two), and OA81 (one).

The output is 400 milliwatts through a high flux 7x4 in. elliptical speaker.

Using a 3” spool of double play tape, the recorder gives 44 minutes of playing time.

Rewind time for this amount of tape is 2½ minutes. A pause control is fitted as well as the normal controls and a loudspeaker switch allows the operator to monitor while recording. The microphone supplied is a Lustraphone L. D66.

 A waterproof canvas carrying case in navy blue or wine with zip fastener and white piping costs £2 2s. 6d., with an optional shoulder strap at 3s. 6d.

 A mains converter unit costs £3 15s.

Here you find 2 models, 2 with images and 0 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
All listed radios etc. from Casian Ltd.; London