• Country
• Great Britain (UK)

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Ekco, E.K.Cole Ltd.; Southend-on-Sea

• Year
• 1953

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 115779

Click on the schematic thumbnail to request the schematic as a free document.

• Number of Tubes
• 5

• Valves / Tubes
• ECH42 EF41 EBC41 EL41 EZ40

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 470 kHz

• Wave bands
• Broadcast (MW) and Long Wave.

• Power type and voltage
• Alternating Current supply (AC) / 200-250 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 8 inch = 20.3 cm

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: A147 - Ekco, E.K.Cole Ltd.; Southend-

• Shape
• Tablemodel, low profile (big size).

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 410 x 330 x 150 mm / 16.1 x 13 x 5.9 inch

• Notes

• One Long-wave and three Medim-wave stations are preselectable.
  One each in the following bands:
  1200 - 1800 m
  310 - 550 m
  245 - 435 m
  188 - 343 m.
  Two built-in frame aerials.
  A folder from 9/53 (PR/53-1) shows the following models:
  A160, U199, A147, U195, U215, MBP183, ARG210, ARG168 and car radio CR117 for 6 volts and for 12 volts.

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 7 kg / 15 lb 6.7 oz (15.419 lb)

• Price in first year of sale
• 22.10 £

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• EKCO Service data

• Author
• Model page created by Wilfried Winter. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 423 models, 308 with images and 255 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Ekco, E.K.Cole Ltd.; Southend-on-Sea