• Year
  • 1949
  • Category
  • Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 105303
    • Brand: Gecophone

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 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Tubes
  • 5
  • Main principle
  • Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 456 kHz
  • Wave bands
  • Broadcast, Long Wave and Short Wave.
  • Power type and voltage
  • AC/DC-set / 200-250 Volt
  • Loudspeaker
  • Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 6.5 inch = 16.5 cm
  • Material
  • Wooden case
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: BC5055 - 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/DC mains 3 band table radio housed in a wooden case. With provision for gramophone pickup and external loudspeaker. Released May 1949. The GEC BC5050 model is the AC mains version.

  • Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
  • 17.5 lb (17 lb 8 oz) / 7.945 kg
  • Mentioned in
  • -- Original-techn. papers.
  • Literature/Schematics (2)
  • - - Manufacturers Literature (GEC Service bulletin 118 BC5055 dated 49/12)
  • Author
  • Model page created by Peter Hoddow. See "Data change" for further contributors.

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