• Year
  • 1937/1938 ?
  • Category
  • Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 300091
    • Brand: Synchrophase

 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Tubes
  • 16
  • Main principle
  • Superhet with RF-stage; ZF/IF 456 kHz; 3 AF stage(s)
  • Tuned circuits
  • 8 AM circuit(s)
  • Wave bands
  • Broadcast plus 2 Short Wave bands.
  • Power type and voltage
  • Alternating Current supply (AC) / 105-125 Volt
  • Loudspeaker
  • Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil) / Ø 12 inch = 30.5 cm
  • Material
  • Wooden case
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: 3016 - Grebe, A.H. & Co.; Richmond
  • Shape
  • Console with any shape - in general
  • Notes
  • The Grebe 3016 is a 16-tube, 3-band radio with chassis manufactured by Garod.  It receives the Broadcast band from 540-1735 kHz, Shortwave2 from 2.3 to 7.5 MHz, and Shortwave1 from 7.3 to 22 MHz.

    The functions of the 7 knobs, from left to right, are 1) Tone, 2) Sensitivity / AFC On-Off, 3) Band switch, 4) Tuning, 5) Fidelity-Selectivity, 6) Phono-Radio, and 7) Power On-Off / Volume.  The receiver features dual IF amplifiers, Automatic Frequency Control by means of a 6H6 discriminator and 6K7 control, and a 6K7 driver for the 6U5 tuning eye.  The speaker is a Rola K-12.

    See schematic also at Garod 3016.

  • Author
  • Model page created by Rodney Boleyn. See "Data change" for further contributors.

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