• Country
• Great Britain (UK)

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

• Year
• 1949

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 99115

• • Brand: Gecophone

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• Number of Tubes
• 5

• Valves / Tubes
• X61M KTW61 DH63 KT61 U50

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 456 kHz

• Wave bands
• Broadcast, Long Wave and Short Wave.

• Power type and voltage
• Alternating Current supply (AC) / 200; 230; 250 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 6.5 inch = 16.5 cm

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: BC5050 - GEC, General Electric Co Ltd.,

• Shape
• Tablemodel, low profile (big size).

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 16 x 12.5 x 8.5 inch / 406 x 318 x 216 mm

• Notes

• An AC mains 3 band table radio housed in a wooden case. With provision for gramophone pickup and external loudspeaker. Released May 1949. Simlar to the GEC BC5050L which has different mains voltage options. The same chassis is fitted to the GEC BC5054 console version. The GEC BC5055 model is the AC/DC version.

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 18.5 lb (18 lb 8 oz) / 8.399 kg

• Source of data
• -- Original-techn. papers.

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Trader Service Sheet (suppl. of Wireless & El. Trader, etc.) (925 dated Sep 17 1949 GEC BC5050/55)

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• - - Manufacturers Literature (GEC Service bulletin 116 BC5050, BC5050L, BC5054 dated 49/12)

• Literature/Schematics (3)
• Radio And Television Servicing books (R&TVS) (GEC BC5050, BC5050L, BC5054)

• Author
• Model page created by Mario Coelho. 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