• Country
• Great Britain (UK)

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

• Year
• 1964 ?

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 212618

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• Number of Transistors
• 7

• Semiconductors
• 2SA73 2SA156 2SA155 NKT275 NKT278 NKT271 NKT773

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

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

• Power type and voltage
• Dry Batteries / PP7: 9 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 3.5 inch = 8.9 cm

• Power out
• 0.4 W (unknown quality)

• Material
• Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Transistor Portable PT 438 - Ekco, E.K.Cole Ltd.; Southend-

• Shape
• Portable set > 8 inch (also usable without mains)

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 8.5 x 5.75 x 3.25 inch / 216 x 146 x 83 mm

• Notes

• A battery powered portable AM seven transistor radio covering MW (200 - 550 metres) and LW (1200 - 1900 metres). Sockets for car radio aerial and extension loudspeaker.

   

   

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 2 lb 8 oz (2.5 lb) / 1.135 kg

• Mentioned in
• -- Original-techn. papers.

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• ERT Service Chart 1489 dated May 6 1965

• Author
• Model page created by a member from A. 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