- Country
- Great Britain (UK)
- Manufacturer / Brand
- Trix (Brand), Lever Eric J. & Trix Electrical Co., Ltd.; London
- Year
- 1929 ?
- Category
- Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
- Radiomuseum.org ID
- 347765
- Number of Tubes
- 1
- Valves / Tubes
- Main principle
- TRF (Tuned-Radio-Frequency but use of regeneration unknown)
- Wave bands
- Broadcast only (MW).
- Power type and voltage
- Storage and/or dry batteries
- Loudspeaker
- - only for Earphone!
- from Radiomuseum.org
- Model: Portette - Trix Brand, Lever Eric J. &
- Dimensions (WHD)
- 6 x 6 x 8 inch / 152 x 152 x 203 mm
- Notes
-
Trix Portette.
Claimed that this is the smallest portable set in the world. The lower broadcast band only is covered. Headphones are supplied.
Specification:
- One valve.
- Regenerative leaky grid detector.
- Two-volt unspillable Exide accumulator of 7 AH capacity
- H.T. voltage 36 V
- Total anode current 1 mA.
- Price, in mahogany, £5 10s.; in Rexine, £6 Is. 6d.
- Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
- 6.5 lb (6 lb 8 oz) / 2.951 kg
- Price in first year of sale
- 5.50 Gbp
- Mentioned in
- Wireless World (The), London (WW, 79) (5th January 1929 page 599)
- Author
- Model page created by Clive Forder. See "Data change" for further contributors.
- Other Models
-
Here you find 26 models, 22 with images and 2 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
All listed radios etc. from Trix (Brand), Lever Eric J. & Trix Electrical Co., Ltd.; London