Radio Gramophone
Orbit (Brand), Catesbys, Ltd,; London
- Country
- Great Britain (UK)
- Manufacturer / Brand
- Orbit (Brand), Catesbys, Ltd,; London
- Year
- 1930
- Category
- Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
- Radiomuseum.org ID
- 347036
Wireless World Sep 4, 1930 Page 326
- Number of Tubes
- 3
- Valves / Tubes
- Main principle
- TRF without regeneration
- Wave bands
- Broadcast (MW) and Long Wave.
- Details
- Record Player (not changer)
- Power type and voltage
- Line / Storage batteries (perhaps also batteries) / 240 Volt
- Loudspeaker
- Magnetic loudspeaker (reed) of high quality (4 magnet poles).
- Material
- Wooden case
- from Radiomuseum.org
- Model: Radio Gramophone - Orbit Brand, Catesbys, Ltd,;
- Shape
- Console, Lowboy (legs < 50 %).
- Notes
-
3-valve, radio gramophone embodying the well-tried arrangement of screen grid HF valve, regenerative detector, and a power output valve.
A double-spring gramophone motor is fitted, also a 4-pole balanced armature loudspeaker unit driving a double linen cone.
The tuning condensers are ganged, and the price is £18 10s. for the battery model and £23 10s. for an AC model with LT trickle charger.
A DC. version is available at £21 9s., also with trickle charger.
- Price in first year of sale
- 23.50 GB £
- Mentioned in
- Wireless World (The), London (WW, 79) (Sep 4, 1930 Page 326)
- Author
- Model page created by Gary Cowans. See "Data change" for further contributors.
- Other Models
-
Here you find 3 models, 1 with images and 0 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
All listed radios etc. from Orbit (Brand), Catesbys, Ltd,; London