• Year
  • 1938
  • Category
  • Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 289957
    • Brand: Gecophone

 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Tubes
  • 5
  • Main principle
  • Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 456 kHz
  • Wave bands
  • Broadcast (MW) and Long Wave.
  • Power type and voltage
  • Alternating Current supply (AC) / 190-250 Volt
  • Loudspeaker
  • Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil)
  • Material
  • Bakelite case
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: AC5 Receiver BC3940 - GEC, General Electric Co Ltd.,
  • Shape
  • Tablemodel, low profile (big size).
  • Notes
  • The similar BC3940L model has a different mains transformer for 110-130 / 210-230 volts AC.

  • Mentioned in
  • - - Manufacturers Literature (GEC Service Bulletin 53 for the A.C.5 Receiver)
  • Author
  • Model page created by Howard Craven. See "Data change" for further contributors.

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