Battery Set B197

Murphy Radio Ltd.; Dublin

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  • Year
  • 1952
  • Category
  • Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 324832

 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Tubes
  • 4
  • Main principle
  • Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 465 kHz
  • Wave bands
  • Broadcast, Long Wave and Short Wave.
  • Power type and voltage
  • Dry Batteries / 2 & 120 Volt
  • Loudspeaker
  • Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 8 inch = 20.3 cm
  • Material
  • Wooden case
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: Battery Set B197 - Murphy Radio Ltd.; Dublin
  • Shape
  • Tablemodel, high profile (upright - NOT Cathedral nor decorative).
  • Dimensions (WHD)
  • 19 x 16.875 x 8.5 inch / 483 x 429 x 216 mm
  • Notes

  • A 3 band superhet battery table radio housed in a straight grained walnut cabinet.

    Controls
    Left side tone control, left front volume control.
    Right front tuning, right side on/off wavechange.

    Wave Ranges
    Short: 16.8-50.4 metres
    Medium: 187-540 metres
    Long: 1,000-2,000 metres

  • Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
  • 6.6 kg / 14 lb 8.6 oz (14.537 lb)
  • Price in first year of sale
  • 19.25 IR£
  • Mentioned in
  • -- Original prospect or advert (1952 Murphy B197 leaflet)
  • Literature/Schematics (1)
  • - - Manufacturers Literature (Service manual B197)
  • Author
  • Model page created by Wolfram Zylka. See "Data change" for further contributors.

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