• Country
• New Zealand-Aotearoa

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Skyscraper (Brand) Bond & Bond Ltd.;Auckland

• Year
• 1949 ?

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 362856

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

• Number of Tubes
• 6

• Valves / Tubes
• 1P5GT DK40 1P5GT 1H5 DL41 7Y4 or 6X5GT

• Main principle
• Superhet with RF-stage; ZF/IF 460 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)

• Tuned circuits
• 7 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast only (MW).

• Power type and voltage
• Line / Batteries (any type) / 230 / 2 x 45; 9 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 6 inch = 15.2 cm

• Power out
• 0.27 W (unknown quality)

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

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Skyscraper Portable RAN - Skyscraper Brand Bond & Bond

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

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 357 x 280 x 155 mm / 14.1 x 11 x 6.1 inch

• Notes

• Skyscraper RAN

  6-Valve superhet with RF stage broadcast (MW) portable receiver. £36/5/5.

  See also Ultimate Gypsy RAN, Golden Knight Model RAN & Rolls Model RAN.

• Price in first year of sale
• 36.28 NZ £

• Mentioned in
• More Golden Age of Radio (Page 132)

• Author
• Model page created by Brian Stevens. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 35 models, 34 with images and 28 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Skyscraper (Brand) Bond & Bond Ltd.;Auckland