- Country
- Australia
- Manufacturer / Brand
- Australian General Electric (GE Company Australia Ltd., Associated, AGE, Bandmaster, Hotpoint), Sydney
- Year
- 1937
- Category
- Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
- Radiomuseum.org ID
- 111289
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- alternative name: General Electric Company of Australia Ltd.
Photo from the Steve Milliken collection.
Photo from the Steve Milliken collection.
- Number of Tubes
- 5
- Main principle
- Superhet with RF-stage; ZF/IF 175 kHz; 2 AF stage(s); Reflex
- Tuned circuits
- 6 AM circuit(s)
- Wave bands
- Broadcast only (MW).
- Power type and voltage
- Alternating Current supply (AC) / 190-260 Volt
- Loudspeaker
- Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil) / Ø 5 inch = 12.7 cm
- Material
- Wooden case
- from Radiomuseum.org
- Model: Bandmaster 657ME - Australian General Electric GE
- Shape
- Tablemodel, Tombstone = decorative upright, not cathedral but can have rounded edges.
- Dimensions (WHD)
- 325 x 260 x 155 mm / 12.8 x 10.2 x 6.1 inch
- Notes
-
5 valve, reflexed superhet with an IF of 175 kHz.
The chassis was also used in the AWA Radiolette Model 37.
- Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
- 6 kg / 13 lb 3.5 oz (13.216 lb)
- Circuit diagram reference
- Australian Official Radio Service Manual Vol. I
- Literature/Schematics (1)
- Radio Technician 2/40. Also in Mingay's index.
- Literature/Schematics (3)
- AWA Radiolette Book 1932-1949 (Edition 4, Jan 2018, Page 102.)
- Author
- Model page created by Daniel Strago. See "Data change" for further contributors.
- Other Models
-
Here you find 364 models, 136 with images and 86 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
All listed radios etc. from Australian General Electric (GE Company Australia Ltd., Associated, AGE, Bandmaster, Hotpoint), Sydney
Collections
The model Bandmaster is part of the collections of the following members.