- 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
- 124419
The back of the Ekco U215 radio
The Ekco U215 chassis out of its case.
Fondo
Particolare della scala
versione color avorio
retro del modello U 215
- Number of Tubes
- 5
- Main principle
- Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 470 kHz
- Wave bands
- Broadcast (MW) and Long Wave.
- Power type and voltage
- AC/DC-set / 115; 200-220; 230-250 Volt
- Loudspeaker
- Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 6.5 inch = 16.5 cm
- Material
- Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)
- from Radiomuseum.org
- Model: U215 - Ekco, E.K.Cole Ltd.; Southend-
- Shape
- Tablemodel without push buttons, Mantel/Midget/Compact up to 14
- Dimensions (WHD)
- 290 x 240 x 150 mm / 11.4 x 9.4 x 5.9 inch
- Notes
-
The 115 volt mains tapping is covered with adhesive tape on European models for safety. A surge limiter thermistor is fitted in the valve heater circuit. Similar to the U122 and U159 models.
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.
- Price in first year of sale
- 16.00 £
- Author
- Model page created by Antonio Maida. 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
Collections
The model is part of the collections of the following members.