• Country
• Great Britain (UK)

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Sobell Ind., Slough

• Year
• 1949

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 79294

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• Number of Tubes
• 4

• Valves / Tubes
• 14S7 12J7GT 35L6GT 35Z4GT

• Main principle
• Superhet, IF regeneration; ZF/IF 465 kHz

• Tuned circuits
• 4 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast (MW) and Long Wave.

• Power type and voltage
• AC/DC-set / 200-250 Volt

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

• Material
• Bakelite case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Sobellette 439 [light green] - Sobell Ind., Slough

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

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 9 x 8.5 x 7 inch / 229 x 216 x 178 mm

• Notes
• Single IF transformer with preset reaction, and screen grid manual volume control. Toaster style case. Available in brown bakelite or painted light green, metallic green, beige, or cream.

• Source of data
• Radio! Radio!

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Radio And Television Servicing books (R&TVS)

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• Trader Sheet 939

• Author
• Model page created by Konrad Birkner † 12.08.2014. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 114 models, 65 with images and 90 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Sobell Ind., Slough