- Country
- United States of America (USA)
- Manufacturer / Brand
- General Electric Co. (GE); Bridgeport CT, Syracuse NY
- Year
- 1966
- Category
- Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
- Radiomuseum.org ID
- 100558
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- Brand: Musaphonic
Click on the schematic thumbnail to request the schematic as a free document.
- Number of Transistors
- 6
- Semiconductors
- Main principle
- Superheterodyne (common)
- Tuned circuits
- 4 AM circuit(s)
- Wave bands
- Broadcast only (MW).
- Power type and voltage
- Dry Batteries / 9 Volt
- Loudspeaker
- Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 2 inch = 5.1 cm
- Material
- Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)
- from Radiomuseum.org
- Model: P1710A - General Electric Co. GE;
- Shape
- Very small Portable or Pocket-Set (Handheld) < 8 inch.
- Dimensions (WHD)
- 2.75 x 4.5 x 1.25 inch / 70 x 114 x 32 mm
- Notes
-
It uses silicon transistors. This is one of last models that using a magnetic speaker instead of the usual magnetodynamic type. High impedance speaker with reed suspended between 2 pole pieces, drives paper cone with a stylus, and is directly driven in push-pull by a pair of collectors, without an audio output transformer. One of several contemporary GE transistor radio models to employ this kind of speaker which was originally used in the 1920's because of it's high efficiency and high impedance.
GE Date Code of XXXX, 2nd digit in the code is the 2nd digit of the year of manufacture within a given decade..
The color is black whereas the model P1711A is white.
- Mentioned in
- Photofact TSM Transistor Radio Series SAMS (Set TSM-69 Date 3-1966)
- Literature/Schematics (1)
- GE 1966 Portable Radios catalog
- Author
- Model page created by Vitor Oliveira. See "Data change" for further contributors.
- Other Models
-
Here you find 2910 models, 2135 with images and 2034 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
All listed radios etc. from General Electric Co. (GE); Bridgeport CT, Syracuse NY
Collections
The model P1710A is part of the collections of the following members.
Forum contributions about this model: General Electric Co.: P1710A
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Il modello in mio possesso, pur essendo marcato (all'nterno) P1710A, presenta la particolarità di avere il circuito stampato con le piste in rame, dallo stesso lato dei componenti. ( vedi foto). Questo tipo di montaggio è abbastanza strano in un apparecchio commerciale, per cui ho avanzato l'ipotesi che potrebbe trattarsi di un prototipo. Sarebbe auspicabile chr chi ha maggiore notizie in merito, lo comunicasse su questo forum
Attachments
- Stampato G.E. P1710A (140 KB)
Antonio Maida, 04.Aug.08