- 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
- 105309
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- Brand: Gecophone
Picture from 1949-50 GEC catalogue.
Click on the schematic thumbnail to request the schematic as a free document.
- Number of Tubes
- 5
- Main principle
- Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 456 kHz
- Wave bands
- Broadcast, Long Wave and more than two Short Wave bands.
- 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: BC5070 - GEC, General Electric Co Ltd.,
- Shape
- Tablemodel with Push Buttons.
- Dimensions (WHD)
- 14.5 x 19 x 8.75 inch / 368 x 483 x 222 mm
- Notes
-
An AC mains all-wave table radio with bandspread tuning, housed in a wooden cabinet. The GEC BC5070L model is similar with different mains voltage options. The GEC BC5068 auto-radiogram has the same chassis.
- Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
- 28 lb 0 oz (28 lb) / 12.712 kg
- Mentioned in
- -- Original-techn. papers.
- Literature/Schematics (1)
- - - Manufacturers Literature (GEC Service Bulletin No. 123 BC5068/L, BC5070/L)
- Literature/Schematics (2)
- Radio And Television Servicing books (R&TVS) (GEC models BC5068, BC5068L, BC5070, BC5070L)
- 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