Rhapsody Super 8, Carmina, Starlight, Scarlet, Golden VP21

• Country
• Great Britain (UK)

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Kolster Brandes Ltd. (KB, K.B., ITT); Foots Cray; GB

• Year
• 1963

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 235825

• Picture
• Schematics

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• Number of Tubes
• 0

• Valves / Tubes
• Y25

• Number of Transistors
• 8

• Semiconductors
• 2G344 2G345 2G345 2G374 2G374 2G381 2G339

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 470 kHz

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

• Power type and voltage
• Dry Batteries / 2 x 4.5 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 4 inch = 10.2 cm

• Power out
• 0.5 W (unknown quality)

• Material
• Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Rhapsody Super 8, Carmina, Starlight, Scarlet, Golden VP21 - Kolster Brandes Ltd. KB, K.B.,

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

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 250 x 180 x 90 mm / 9.8 x 7.1 x 3.5 inch

• Notes

• Alternative types of Semiconductors; See photo of extract from service sheet.
  Transistor TX4 is a Y25 and is used as a detector diode.

  Uses a single PP11 Battery (consists of 2 sections of  4.5 V).

  As well as a car aerial socket this radio is fitted with an earphone/tape socket.

  There were other colour versions of this radio, explained here in an extract from "Radio! Radio!" third edition;
  
  "VP21 (Rhapsody Super 8)... Plastics cabinet available in Venetian red with chrome trim (Carmina), midnight blue with chrome trim (Starlight), clear red and white (Scarlet) and pearl white and gilt trim (Golden)".

  KB service note;
  The model VP21 has a thin ferrite rod with windings mounted on paxolin tube, and is fitted with 8 transistors.

• Price in first year of sale
• 13.65 GBP

• Mentioned in
• Radio! Radio! (Page 260)

• Author
• Model page created by Mike Edwards † 25.10.21. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 415 models, 372 with images and 253 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Kolster Brandes Ltd. (KB, K.B., ITT); Foots Cray; GB