• 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
• 174058

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• Number of Transistors
• 8

• Semiconductors
• AF117 AF117 AF117 NKT255 NKT258 NKT753 NKT251 NKT251

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 470 kHz; 3 AF stage(s)

• Tuned circuits
• 5 AM circuit(s)

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

• Power type and voltage
• Line / Batteries (any type) / 200-250 / 9 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) - elliptical

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Varsity MBT425 - Ekco, E.K.Cole Ltd.; Southend-

• Notes
• Portable AC mains/Battery radio, battery type PP9. Speaker 7 x 3.625 inches. Fitted with tape & aerial sockets. Same chassis as Ferranti model MBT1101 "Wayfarer".

• Circuit diagram reference
• Radio and TV Servicing books (R&TVS) book

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• -- Schematic

• Author
• Model page created by Keith Staines. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 425 models, 314 with images and 256 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