• Country
• Great Britain (UK)

• Manufacturer / Brand
• GEC, General Electric Co Ltd., GENALEX; London

• Year
• 1952

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 105284

• • Brand: Gecophone

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• Number of Tubes
• 4

• Valves / Tubes
• X18 W17 ZD17 N18

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 470 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)

• Tuned circuits
• 6 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast (MW) and Long Wave.

• Power type and voltage
• Line / Storage batteries (perhaps also batteries) / 200-250 / 7.5 & 90 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 5 inch = 12.7 cm

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: BC4444 - GEC, General Electric Co Ltd.,

• Shape
• Portable set > 8 inch (also usable without mains)

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 12.75 x 3.875 x 8.375 inch / 324 x 98 x 213 mm

• Notes

• An AC/DC mains or dry battery powered 2 band portable radio. Can be modified to operate on 110 volts AC or DC mains. Released October 1952.

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 3.6 kg / 7 lb 14.9 oz (7.93 lb)

• Circuit diagram reference
• Radio and TV Servicing books (R&TVS) book

• Mentioned in
• -- Original-techn. papers.

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Radio And Television Servicing books (R&TVS) (Vol I (Pre 1953), page 234.)

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• Trader Service Sheet (suppl. of Wireless & El. Trader, etc.) (1086 dated Mar 28 1953 GEC BC4444)

• Literature/Schematics (3)
• - - Manufacturers Literature (GEC Service bulletin No. 150 BC4444 dated 2/54)

• Author
• Model page created by Peter Hoddow. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 442 models, 286 with images and 236 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from GEC, General Electric Co Ltd., GENALEX; London