Real Companion

Elpreq (Brand), Electronic Precision Equipment Ltd.; Wealdstone

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  • Year
  • 1961
  • Category
  • Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 348722

 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Transistors
  • 6
  • Semiconductors
  • Main principle
  • Superheterodyne (common)
  • Wave bands
  • Broadcast (MW) and Long Wave.
  • Power type and voltage
  • Dry Batteries / 9 Volt
  • Loudspeaker
  • Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) - elliptical
  • Power out
  • 0.4 W (0.5 W max.)
  • Material
  • Leather / canvas / plastic - over other material
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: Real Companion - Elpreq Brand, Electronic
  • Shape
  • Portable set > 8 inch (also usable without mains)
  • Dimensions (WHD)
  • 11 x 8 x 3 inch / 279 x 203 x 76 mm
  • Notes

  • Car Radio Portable

    Now available is a modern receiver quite easy to make up and with all the features of sets being sold at twice the price. The circuit has been well tried and proven and will perform well all over the country. Here at Eastbourne, recognised as a bad reception area, performance on the Light, Home, and many Continental Stations including Luxemburg, is extremely good. 

    • 400/500 mW, output Push-pull
    • 6 First Grade Transistors
    • Latest Type Superhet Circuit
    • Medium and Long Wave
    •  Internal Ferrite aerial Litz wound
    • High "Q" coils
    • The latest type of printed circuit with a components plan
    • Slow motion tuning
    • Car aerial attachment
    • High flux elliptical speaker.

    Price complete, less battery. £8.19.8., battery 3/6. 

  • Price in first year of sale
  • 8.98 GB £
  • Mentioned in
  • -- Original prospect or advert (Practical Wireless Feb 1961, Page 860.)
  • Author
  • Model page created by Clive Forder. See "Data change" for further contributors.

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