Community Radio Receiver ECA ... DA Unknown

Lorenz; Berlin, Zuffenhausen u.a.

  • Year
  • 1951 ?
  • Category
  • Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 293834
    • Brand: SEL

 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Tubes
  • 9
  • Main principle
  • Superhet with RF-stage
  • Tuned circuits
  • 7 AM circuit(s)
  • Wave bands
  • Broadcast plus more than 2 Short Wave bands.
  • Power type and voltage
  • Line plus power jack, mostly with battery or storage battery / AC 110; 127; 155; 220; 240 or DC 6 & 380 Volt
  • Loudspeaker
  • Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil)
  • Material
  • Metal case
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: Community Radio Receiver ECA ... DA Unknown - Lorenz; Berlin, Zuffenhausen u
  • Shape
  • Tablemodel, with any shape - general.
  • Dimensions (WHD)
  • 700 x 600 x 400 mm / 27.6 x 23.6 x 15.7 inch
  • Notes
  • Community Radio Receiver transferred to the government of Greece from the US government agency Economic Cooperation Administration (ECA) in 1951 as part of the Marshall Plan. The treaty (TIAS 3050) for the transfer came fully in force on 18 August 1954.

    This contract comprised of a total quantity of 929 sets. Each set consists of the Lorenz radio receiver itself, a gasoline operated motor generator, a microphone and two loudspeakers. Furthermore, replacement parts were associated.

    Moreover, a quantity (81) of so-called R.T.A. radios with speakers and associated equipment were part of the contract.

    - ECA property number marked on side of the cabinet: An example is ECA/4230/DA
    - Bands:

    • 200-588 m
    • 75-200 m
    • 40-75 m
    • 26-40 m
    • 19-26 m
    • 13.5-19 m

    - Two external speakers
    - Phono input
    - Microphone input
    - DC or AC power with selector

    - Similar chassis (RF section) to the Lorenz L45W, Schaub SG42 or 7K7 and Tefag T90W but significantly different power supply, output amplifier and audio input/outputs. This radio has one less AM band (no LW).
     

  • Author
  • Model page created by Alex Tsekenis. See "Data change" for further contributors.

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