• Year
  • 1926
  • Category
  • Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 248564
    • Brand: Gecophone

 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Tubes
  • 3
  • Main principle
  • TRF with regeneration
  • Wave bands
  • Broadcast (MW) and Long Wave.
  • Power type and voltage
  • Storage and/or dry batteries / 6 & 45 & 120 Volt
  • Loudspeaker
  • - This model requires external speaker(s).
  • Material
  • Wooden case
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: Gecophone L & D - GEC, General Electric Co Ltd.,
  • Shape
  • Tablemodel, Box - most often with Lid (NOT slant panel).
  • Notes
  • Front with a single knob to allow rapid change-over from Daventry to a local station; this knob also serves as on/of switch. There are two distinct aerial circuits, each with aerial coil, reaction coil and tuning condenser. These duplicate sets of components are mounted on a sub-panel inside the cabinet, and, having been carefully adjusted when installing the set, require no further attention.

    Detector with grid rectification (grid leak returned to -LT), LF amplifier, transformer (1:4) coupled, power output valve, transformer (1:4) coupled. 

    Price, complete with batteries, valves, connecting material and royalty £ 25 5 s.

  • Price in first year of sale
  • 25.25 GBP
  Article in Wireless World, Jamuary 12th, 1927 489 KB
  • Documents regarding this model
  • Author
  • Model page created by John Koster. See "Data change" for further contributors.

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