• Year
  • 1939
  • Category
  • Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 168356
    • alternative name: General Electric Company of Australia Ltd.

 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Tubes
  • 5
  • Main principle
  • Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 460 kHz; 2 AF stage(s); Reflex
  • Tuned circuits
  • 7 AM circuit(s)
  • Wave bands
  • Broadcast only (MW).
  • Power type and voltage
  • Alternating Current supply (AC) / 200-260 Volt
  • Loudspeaker
  • Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil) / Ø 6.5 inch = 16.5 cm
  • Material
  • Wooden case
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: Hotpoint-Bandmaster 559ME [wooden case.] - Australian General Electric GE
  • Shape
  • Tablemodel, low profile (big size).
  • Notes
  • The 6G8G is reflexed as the 2nd I.F. amplifier and the 1st A.F. amplifier.
  • Price in first year of sale
  • 18.00 Aus£
  • Literature/Schematics (1)
  • Mingay's Radio Diagram & I.F. Index
  • Author
  • Model page created by Stuart Irwin. See "Data change" for further contributors.

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