• Country
• New Zealand-Aotearoa

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Neeco (Brand), National Electric and Engineering Company Ltd. (Distributor); Christchurch.

• Year
• 1941

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 263639

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

• Number of Tubes
• 7

• Valves / Tubes
• 6U7G 6K8 6U7G 6B8G 6U5 6F6G 5Y3G

• Main principle
• Superhet with RF-stage; ZF/IF 465 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)

• Tuned circuits
• 7 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast and Short Wave (SW).

• Power type and voltage
• Alternating Current supply (AC) / 230 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil) / Ø 8 inch = 20.3 cm

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: NEECO 641 - Neeco Brand, National Electric

• Shape
• Tablemodel, low profile (big size).

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 580 x 290 x 270 mm / 22.8 x 11.4 x 10.6 inch

• Notes

• 6 valve plus magic eye dual wave superhet with RF stage NEECO Model 641 of 1941. Rolled maple front cabinet and 8" Rola speaker.

  • MW: ~ 600 - 1700 kHz
  • SW: ~ 6 - 17 MHz.

  Manufactured by Collier & Beale Ltd for National Electric & Engineering Co. Ltd.

  See also NEECO Model 541 and Neeco Model 140.

   

• Mentioned in
• -- Original prospect or advert (Evening Star 4 December 1941 Page 6)

• Author
• Model page created by a member from A. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 4 models, 4 with images and 3 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Neeco (Brand), National Electric and Engineering Company Ltd. (Distributor); Christchurch.