• Year
  • 1938
  • Category
  • Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 201599
    • Brand: Gecophone

Click on the schematic thumbnail to request the schematic as a free document.

 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Tubes
  • 5
  • Main principle
  • Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 456 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)
  • Tuned circuits
  • 3 AM circuit(s)
  • Wave bands
  • Broadcast, Long Wave and Short 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: AC All-Wave 5 BC3950 - GEC, General Electric Co Ltd.,
  • Shape
  • Tablemodel, high profile (upright - NOT Cathedral nor decorative).
  • Dimensions (WHD)
  • 440 x 385 x 260 mm / 17.3 x 15.2 x 10.2 inch
  • Notes
  • An AC mains 3 band table radio housed in a bakelite cabinet. With terminals for an extension loudspeaker. These radios incorporate an unusual arrangement for indicating volume and wave-band settings; the control knobs are plain, with no line, pointer or other markings. However, there are two "meter-style" indicators set behind the top of the tuning dial which show the position of these controls, and driven via cord linkages (see photo section). Price in 1938 £9 19s 6d. See also the GEC BC3950L model with different AC mains voltage options.

  • Price in first year of sale
  • 9.98 £
  • Literature/Schematics (2)
  • - - Manufacturers Literature (GEC Service bulletin No. 55 BC3950 BC3950L dated 38/7)
  • Author
  • Model page created by Howard Craven. See "Data change" for further contributors.

 Collections | Museums | Literature

Collections

The model AC All-Wave 5 is part of the collections of the following members.

 Forum