The Orpheus 6 valve battery All Wave

Reliance Radio.(York)(Sky-Raider); Sydney

  • Year
  • 1934
  • Category
  • Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 298157

 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Tubes
  • 6
  • Main principle
  • Superheterodyne (common)
  • Wave bands
  • Broadcast and Short Wave (SW).
  • Power type and voltage
  • Storage and/or dry batteries
  • Loudspeaker
  • Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil)
  • Material
  • Wooden case
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: The Orpheus 6 valve battery All Wave - Reliance Radio.YorkSky-Raider;
  • Shape
  • Console, Lowboy (legs < 50 %).
  • Notes
  • This was described as an All-Wave radio, but the number of short wave bands is not known. 

    Valve types unknown except that the converter is a 1A6 and the output valve is a type 19.

    The price included batteries.

  • Price in first year of sale
  • 36.50 Aus£
  • Author
  • Model page created by Stuart Irwin. See "Data change" for further contributors.

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