- Country
- Great Britain (UK)
- Manufacturer / Brand
- Decca (Brand), Samuel (Barnett) & Sons, Ltd. & Decca Record Co., Ltd.; London
- Year
- 1935 ?
- Category
- Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
- Radiomuseum.org ID
- 348397
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- alternative name: Decca Gramophone || Decca Radio
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The Gramophone Mar 1935, Page 11
- Number of Tubes
- 5
- Conflicting model year with tube data.
- The model date contradicts tube dates. [ CBL1 (1937)]
- Main principle
- Superheterodyne (common)
- Wave bands
- Broadcast (MW) and Long Wave.
- Details
- Record Player (not changer)
- Power type and voltage
- AC/DC-set / 220 Volt
- Loudspeaker
- Presumably Dynamic Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 15 cm = 5.9 inch
- Material
- Leather / canvas / plastic - over other material
- from Radiomuseum.org
- Model: Portrola RG 7886 - Decca Brand, Samuel Barnett &
- Shape
- Portable set > 8 inch (also usable without mains)
- Dimensions (WHD)
- 440 x 310 x 180 mm / 17.3 x 12.2 x 7.1 inch
- Notes
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A radiogram in an attaché case.
Electric motor with mechanical speed regulator.
No power transformer - the metal part of the case is directly connected to the 220V power supply.
AC power version, 15 gns & £1. 1s extra for DC or Universal.
- Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
- 11.3 kg / 24 lb 14.2 oz (24.89 lb)
- Mentioned in
- -- Original prospect or advert (The Gramophone Mar 1935, Page 11.)
- Author
- Model page created by Marek Tomczak. See "Data change" for further contributors.
- Other Models
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Here you find 169 models, 133 with images and 89 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
All listed radios etc. from Decca (Brand), Samuel (Barnett) & Sons, Ltd. & Decca Record Co., Ltd.; London
Collections
The model Portrola is part of the collections of the following members.