• Country
• Australia

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Kriesler Radio Company; Newtown (Sydney)

• Year
• 1946–1948

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 272113

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• Number of Tubes
• 4

• Valves / Tubes
• ECH35 6G8G 6V6GT 5Y3GT

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 455 kHz; 2 AF stage(s); Reflex

• Tuned circuits
• 6 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast and Short Wave (SW).

• Power type and voltage
• Alternating Current supply (AC) / 220; 240 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 5 inch = 12.7 cm

• Material
• Bakelite case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Beehive 11-4CZ - Kriesler Radio Company;

• Shape
• Tablemodel without push buttons, Mantel/Midget/Compact up to 14

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 250 x 230 x 210 mm / 9.8 x 9.1 x 8.3 inch

• Notes

• There are 36 variants of this model:

  • CIRCUIT: As on 11-4 circuit but with the following alterations:- (Note: Enclosed diagram in lower right hand corner of sheet does not apply).
  1. Tone control (0.5 Megohm Potentiometer) replaced by 2 position, 0.02 μF 600v. condenser (C95) and 0.5 Megohm ½ watt resistor (R117). Disconnect lead from centre lug of potentiometer, and wire it to stationary contact of switch. Earth moving arm of switch. Replace potentiometer with fixed resistor.
  2. Speaker 70-1 changed to 70-8.
  3. H.T. choke (28-3) to replace field of 70-1 speaker.
  4. Power transformer 18-27 changed to 18-1.
  5. Coil Kit 15-2 changed to 15-10.
  6. Tuning condenser C3 changed to C79.
  7. 6J8G valve replaced by ECH35 converter.
  8. R103A (15,000 Ω) was replaced by R153A (40,000 Ω), R136 (30,000 Ω) was replaced by R153B (40,000 Ω).
  • COIL KIT: Part No. 15-10 (R.C. Tuning Condenser).
  • DIAL GLASSES: Part No. 50-26 (Principle section). Part No. 50-25 (Rear glass).
  • SPEAKER: Part No. 70-8 (5" Permanent magnet type).
  • OUTPUT TRANSFORMER: Part No. 18-26.
  • POWER TRANSFORMER: Part No. 18-1 (H.T.: 275v each side of centre tap).

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 5 kg / 11 lb 0.2 oz (11.013 lb)

• Price in first year of sale
• 18.90 AUS £

• Mentioned in
• HRSA Radio Waves magazine July 1996, Page 24-26 & Electronics Australia January 1998, Page 68-71.

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• - - Manufacturers Literature (Kriesler Technical Service Instructions.)

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• Australian Official Radio Service Manual AORSM (Volume 6, 1948, Page 262.)

• Author
• Model page created by Bruce Wilkie. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 895 models, 440 with images and 435 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Kriesler Radio Company; Newtown (Sydney)