- Country
- United States of America (USA)
- Manufacturer / Brand
- Echophone Radio, Inc. - see also (The) Radio Shop or Hallicrafters Inc.
- Year
- 1940
- Category
- Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
- Radiomuseum.org ID
- 37959
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- Brand: Ufonic
By courtesy of William Kendrick, USA
By courtesy of William Kendrick, USA
Prospektkopie
War time ad aming to enlisted personel.
EC-1 ad from 1945 ARRL Handbook
Echophone_EC-1
Echophone EC1 as restored
Echophone EC-1 dial
Echophone EC-1, back, rear cover removed.
Radio News advert May, 1945
Echophone EC-1 available for purchase by troops in WW2 as a morale receiver
Click on the schematic thumbnail to request the schematic as a free document.
- Number of Tubes
- 6
- Main principle
- Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 455 kHz
- Wave bands
- Broadcast plus 2 Short Wave bands.
- Power type and voltage
- AC/DC-set / 117 Volt
- Loudspeaker
- Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil)
- Material
- Metal case
- from Radiomuseum.org
- Model: EC1 - Echophone Radio, Inc. - see
- Shape
- Tablemodel without push buttons, Mantel/Midget/Compact up to 14
- Dimensions (WHD)
- 11 x 7.75 x 8.25 inch / 279 x 197 x 210 mm
- Notes
Three bands covering 550 kHz to 30 MHz. Bandspread; BFO. See also the assembly from APCO, Switzerland, as Echophone EC-1 A/B Skyrider Jr. It is to compare with the Hallicrafters Skyrider Jr. S-41G. The real story between these models has probably still to be detected and told.
- Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
- 4.850 kg / 10 lb 10.9 oz (10.683 lb)
- Price in first year of sale
- 20.00 $
- External source of data
- Ernst Erb
- Source of data
- Guide to Old Radios
- Circuit diagram reference
- Rider's Perpetual, Volume 14 = 1944 = before 1943
- Other Models
Here you find 83 models, 38 with images and 44 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
All listed radios etc. from Echophone Radio, Inc. - see also (The) Radio Shop or Hallicrafters Inc.
Collections
The model is part of the collections of the following members.
Forum contributions about this model: Echophone Radio, Inc: EC1
Threads: 2 | Posts: 2
Bonjour à tous, je viens de m'inscrire sur votre site, et j'espère que je pourrais partager vos expériences en radio avec les miennes. Pour commencer voici un lien concernent l'Echophone EC-1, l'auteur explique comment remettre en êtat cet appareil, attention !!! la vidéo sur YouTube dure environ deux heures et demi.
Avec votre navigateur allez sur Youtube, dans la barre de recherche de Youtube utilisez cet ensemble de mots clés ...
"Echophone EC-1 Tube Radio Restoration with Alignment Procedure"
TTg'
Gérard Pardoel, 28.Jul.15
Superhet; BFO; Metallgehäuse; 115V Allstrom; eingeb. Lautsprecher; 6 Röhren: 12K8 / 12SK7 / 12SQ7 / 12J5 / 35L6 / 35Z5 ; Originalpreis $19,95
Konrad Birkner † 12.08.2014, 08.Mar.04