• Country
• Great Britain (UK)

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Murphy Radio Ltd.; Welwyn Garden City

• Year
• 1954

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 79385

Click on the schematic thumbnail to request the schematic as a free document.

• Number of Tubes
• 6

• Valves / Tubes
• 1C2 1F1_Mazda 1FD1 1FD1 1P1_Mazda 1P1_Mazda

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

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

• Power type and voltage
• Dry Batteries / 1.5 & 90 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) - elliptical

• Material
• Leather / canvas / plastic - over other material

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: B 229 - Murphy Radio Ltd.; Welwyn

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

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 15.5 x 10.75 x 7 inch / 394 x 273 x 178 mm

• Notes
• Hill calls a BA229 which is obviously a typo.
  Black leatherette covered wood case with black bakelite ends. Also Mains/battery version BA 228. Elliptical loudspeaker 6 x 4 inch.

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

• Price in first year of sale
• 20.00 GBP

• Source of data
• Radio! Radio!

• Author
• Model page created by Konrad Birkner † 12.08.2014. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 366 models, 299 with images and 234 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Murphy Radio Ltd.; Welwyn Garden City