• Country
• Great Britain (UK)

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

• Year
• 1928

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 77435

• • Brand: Gecophone

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• Number of Tubes
• 3

• Valves / Tubes

• Main principle
• TRF with regeneration

• Tuned circuits
• 1 AM circuit(s)

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

• Power type and voltage
• Storage and/or dry batteries

• Loudspeaker
• - This model requires external speaker(s).

• Material
• Various materials

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Gecophone Victor 3 BC2930 - GEC, General Electric Co Ltd.,

• Shape
• Tablemodel, with any shape - general.

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 9 x 8 x 5 inch / 229 x 203 x 127 mm

• Notes

• The Gecophone Victor 3 Model BC2930 is an unlicensed copy of the Telefunken
  Arcolette 3.

  There is an article from Gerhard Ebeling in the German club magazine "GFGF Funkgeschichte" No. 80 from 1990 with references to the contemporary periodical "Telefunken Sprecher" from 1929.

  The contents of the license plate can be found in the new photos!

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  In der Zeitschrift "Die Sendung", Heft 44 vom Oktober 1928 wird in einem Artikel zur Londoner Funkausstellung auf die Kope der Telefunken Arcolette hingewiesen.

• Price in first year of sale
• 7.00 GBP

• Source of data
• Radio! Radio!

• Mentioned in
• Funkgeschichte der GFGF (1990, Heft 80)

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Die Sendung (Heft 44, 1928)

• Author
• Model page created by Konrad Birkner † 12.08.2014. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 444 models, 288 with images and 237 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