• Country
• Great Britain (UK)

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

• Year
• 1937

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 78231

• • Brand: Gecophone

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• Number of Tubes
• 6

• Valves / Tubes
• VMP4G X41 VMP4G D41 N41 U12

• Main principle
• Superhet with RF-stage; ZF/IF 125 kHz

• Tuned circuits
• 6 AM circuit(s)

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

• Power type and voltage
• Alternating Current supply (AC) / 190 - 250 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 8 inch = 20.3 cm

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Transportable AC 5 BC3754 - GEC, General Electric Co Ltd.,

• Shape
• Tablemodel, high profile (upright - NOT Cathedral nor decorative).

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 12.25 x 21.25 x 8.5 inch / 311 x 540 x 216 mm

• Notes

• An AC mains 2 band transportable table radio housed in a mahogany wooden case. Sockets for external loudspeaker. Price in 1937 16gns (£16 16s 0d).  See also the GEC BC3754L model which is for 110-130 and 210-230 Volt AC mains supply. The GEC manual and Trader sheet 324 state an IF of 125 kHz, Wireless Retailer and Broadcaster lists an IF of 165 kHz.

• Price in first year of sale
• 16.80 £

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Trader Service Sheet (suppl. of Wireless & El. Trader, etc.) (324 dated Jun 11 1938)

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• - - Manufacturers Literature (GEC Service bulletin No. 35 BC3754 dated 37/9)

• Literature/Schematics (3)
• Broadcaster, Service Man's Manual (GEC AC Transportable AC Five dated Apr 10 1937)

• Author
• Model page created by Konrad Birkner † 12.08.2014. 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