• Country
• Australia

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Australian General Electric (GE Company Australia Ltd., Associated, AGE, Bandmaster, Hotpoint), Sydney

• Year
• 1939

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 168352

• • alternative name: General Electric Company of Australia Ltd.

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• Number of Tubes
• 14

• Valves / Tubes
• 6U7G 6K8G 6U7G 6U7G 6U5 6H6G 6J7G 6J7G 6R7G 6J7G 6J7G 6V6G 6V6G 5V4G

• Main principle
• Superhet with RF-stage; ZF/IF 460 kHz; 3 AF stage(s)

• Tuned circuits
• 9 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast plus 2 Short Wave bands.

• Power type and voltage
• Alternating Current supply (AC) / 200-260 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil) / Ø 12 inch = 30.5 cm

• Power out
• 13 W (unknown quality)

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Hotpoint-Bandmaster 139DE - Australian General Electric GE

• Shape
• Console, Lowboy (legs < 50 %).

• Notes
• This model has motorised automatic tuning with A.F.C. and 10 push buttons as well as two "scan" buttons. Remote control was available as an option. Variable selectivity is also incorporated. The chassis is the same as in the AWA Radiola model 281.

• Price in first year of sale
• 72.00 Aus£

• Circuit diagram reference
• Australian Official Radio Service Manual Vol. III

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Mingay's Radio Diagram & I.F. Index

• Author
• Model page created by Stuart Irwin. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 364 models, 136 with images and 86 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Australian General Electric (GE Company Australia Ltd., Associated, AGE, Bandmaster, Hotpoint), Sydney