• Country
• Australia

• Manufacturer / Brand
• His Master's Voice (HMV, H.M.V.), EMI (Australia) Ltd.; Sydney, NSW

• Year
• 1968–1974

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 290332

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• Number of Transistors
• 9

• Semiconductors
• BF115 2N3646 SE1010 AX1202 BF185 AY1110 SE6002 AC187 AC188 OA90 AB1101

• Main principle
• Superhet with RF-stage; ZF/IF 455 kHz; 3 AF stage(s)

• Tuned circuits
• 8 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast plus more than 2 Short Wave bands.

• Power type and voltage
• Dry Batteries / 9 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) - elliptical

• Power out
• 0.5 W (undistorted)

• Material
• Bakelite or Plastics (type unknown)

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Kimberley X1-1K Ch= X1 - His Master's Voice HMV, H.M.V.

• Shape
• Portable set > 8 inch (also usable without mains)

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 12.375 x 6.25 x 3 inch / 314 x 159 x 76 mm

• Notes

• His Master's Voice Model X1-1K "Kimberley"

  Multiband transistor portable radio; battery operated; four bands. Broadcast, 525~1620 kHz; SW1, 1.6~4.8 MHz; SW2, 4.6~14 MHz; SW3, 14~30 MHz. Inbuilt and telescopic aerials. Operates from Eveready battery Type 276P. (FROM MINGAY'S PRICE SERVICE)

  7" x 4" 15 ohm speaker.

• Price in first year of sale
• 96.00 AUS $

• Mentioned in
• Mingay's Price Service (Aug 1968 to Feb 1974.)

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• -- Original-techn. papers. (HMV Service Manual for Model X1-1K)

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• J.R. Publications Transistor Radio Service Handbook (Group C6, 1969, Page H54.)

• Author
• Model page created by Martin Kent. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 586 models, 406 with images and 281 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from His Master's Voice (HMV, H.M.V.), EMI (Australia) Ltd.; Sydney, NSW