Walkie-Talkie

Kingsley (brand); various manufacturers

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  • Year
  • 1947
  • Category
  • Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 292691

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 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Tubes
  • 4
  • Main principle
  • Superheterodyne (common); 2 AF stage(s)
  • Tuned circuits
  • 6 AM circuit(s)
  • Wave bands
  • Broadcast only (MW).
  • Power type and voltage
  • Dry Batteries / 67.5 & 1.5 Volt
  • Loudspeaker
  • Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 3 inch = 7.6 cm
  • Material
  • Metal case
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: Walkie-Talkie - Kingsley brand; various
  • Shape
  • Very small Portable or Pocket-Set (Handheld) < 8 inch.
  • Notes

  • This was a kit set for home construction.  It was a "foundation kit" consisting of chassis, case, knobs, tuning unit, I.F. transformers, Kingsley speaker etc, but minus the valves and minor components.  It used a Kingsley KFJB "Ferrotune" permeability tuning unit.  

    The shoulder carrying strap contains a loop aerial.

    There was an introductory article in Australiasian Radio World, Dec, 1947 P18 and constructional details in Feb, 1948 P9-12

  • Mentioned in
  • Australasian Radio World, Feb, 1948 P8.
  • Literature/Schematics (1)
  • Australasian Radio World, Dec, 1947 P18.
  • Literature/Schematics (2)
  • Australasian Radio World, Feb, 1948 P9.
  Australasian Wireless Weekly, Dec 15, 1947, Pages 18-20. 500 KB
  Pages from Australasian Radio World Feb 15,1948, Pages 8-12. 5358 KB
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  • Model page created by Stuart Irwin. See "Data change" for further contributors.

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