- Country
- Great Britain (UK)
- Manufacturer / Brand
- Marconi Co. (Marconiphone, Marconi's Wireless Telegraph Co. Ltd.), GB (not tubes - see also HMV His Master's Voice)
- Year
- 1947–1949
- Category
- Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
- Radiomuseum.org ID
- 79236
"Rexine" type Leather effect band peeling.
"P17B" nicht restauriert
"P17B" nicht restauriert
"P17B" nicht restauriert
"P17B" nicht restauriert
Spotted with age
Original retail carton
Click on the schematic thumbnail to request the schematic as a free document.
- Number of Tubes
- 4
- Main principle
- Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 465 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)
- Tuned circuits
- 6 AM circuit(s)
- Wave bands
- Broadcast only (MW).
- Power type and voltage
- Dry Batteries / 1.5 & 69 Volt
- Loudspeaker
- Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 3 inch = 7.6 cm
- Power out
- 0.08 W (max.)
- Material
- Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)
- from Radiomuseum.org
- Model: Personal Receiver P17B - Marconi Co. Marconiphone,
- Shape
- Very small Portable or Pocket-Set (Handheld) < 8 inch.
- Dimensions (WHD)
- 9.25 x 2.5 x 5 inch / 235 x 64 x 127 mm
- Notes
-
Uses a B114 combination battery pack for about 30 hours operation (assuming F cell internally for LT, HT was Layer type cells).
Probably assembled by Plessey for Marconi (HMV/EMI) and Ever Ready. Circuit and components identical to Ever Ready Personal B, only the styling of the case and especially the speaker grill differs.. Price £13.2s. plus tax. Weight including battery 3lb 10oz (1.6Kg).
The chassis may also be marked K11. The P17BX is an identical Export version. Replaced by P20B (also marked K12 on chassis) with added LW.
- Source of data
- Radio! Radio!
- Mentioned in
- Funk-Technik (FT) (8/1949, S. 234, 235 / Englische Miniaturgeräte, Schema)
- Literature/Schematics (1)
- Trader sheet 869. Paul Stennings CD vol 1.
- Literature/Schematics (2)
- Radio And Television Servicing books (R&TVS) (1951 Ed. Vol I, pg 412)
- Author
- Model page created by Konrad Birkner † 12.08.2014. See "Data change" for further contributors.
- Other Models
-
Here you find 500 models, 334 with images and 316 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
All listed radios etc. from Marconi Co. (Marconiphone, Marconi's Wireless Telegraph Co. Ltd.), GB (not tubes - see also HMV His Master's Voice)
Collections
The model Personal Receiver is part of the collections of the following members.
Forum contributions about this model: Marconi Co.: Personal Receiver P17B
Threads: 1 | Posts: 1
How different can you make a "lunch box" portable? Actually quite different, but very similar style to the GM 985775 Pocket Portable. However the chassis is quite different. The Marconi like the indentical insides Ever Ready Personal B, uses a Plessey Moving coil speaker quite like a 1960s model in appearance and an Ever Ready B114 combination battery pack. The GM uses a Reed moving iron speaker and a separate "D cell" for LT/"A" supply.
See the thread about BP10 and other Personal Radios of 1940 & 1941.
Michael Watterson, 02.Sep.13