• Country
• New Zealand-Aotearoa

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Ultimate-Ekco (N.Z.) Co. Ltd.; Auckland

• Year
• 1955–1959

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 228694

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

• Number of Tubes
• 5

• Valves / Tubes
• ECH42 EF41 EBC41 EL41 6X4

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 450 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)

• Tuned circuits
• 6 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast only (MW).

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

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 5 inch = 12.7 cm

• Material
• Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Ultimate Cygnet RCP - Ultimate-Ekco N.Z. Co. Ltd.;

• Shape
• Tablemodel without push buttons, Mantel/Midget/Compact up to 14

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 12 x 7 x 6 inch / 305 x 178 x 152 mm

• Notes

• 5-Valve superhet broadcast (MW) mantel receiver available in ivory, walnut, Grey, Green and coloured plastic cabinets. Rola 5C PM speaker and Ferrox cube rod aerial.

  This model was produced with 3 different valve line ups during it's production life:

  • First ECH21 EF22 EAF42 EBL21 6X4
  • Second ECH42 EF41 EBC41 EL41 6X4 (most common)
  • Last ECH81 EF89 EBC81 EL84 6X4

  See also previous Model RBG 1951 and Model RBZ 1953.

• Price in first year of sale
• 17.63 NZ £

• Mentioned in
• The Golden Age of Radio in the Home 1986 (P74)

• Author
• Model page created by Stuart Irwin. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 33 models, 32 with images and 21 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Ultimate-Ekco (N.Z.) Co. Ltd.; Auckland