• Year
  • 1958/1959
  • Category
  • Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 284001

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 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Transistors
  • 7
  • Main principle
  • Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 455 kHz; 3 AF stage(s)
  • Tuned circuits
  • 5 AM circuit(s)
  • Wave bands
  • Broadcast only (MW).
  • Power type and voltage
  • Dry Batteries / 9 Volt
  • Loudspeaker
  • Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 5 inch = 12.7 cm
  • Power out
  • 0.3 W (max.)
  • Material
  • Leather / canvas / plastic - over other material
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: All Transistor B7180DN - Standard Telephones and Cables
  • Shape
  • Portable set > 8 inch (also usable without mains)
  • Dimensions (WHD)
  • 9.375 x 6.375 x 3.25 inch / 238 x 162 x 83 mm
  • Notes
  • STC B7180 Transistor Portable (STC Australia's first transistor radio)

    A B/C portable radio receiver having seven transistors and two germanium diodes, also one thermistor. Housed in a wooden carrying cabinet fiished in washable Vynex covering, available in colour combinations of blue/fawn, tan/beige, pink/grey, with gold trim. Escutcheon and knobs in cream. Features: inbuilt magnetic rod aerial. All-States dial; also included is set of four individual dials. Side controls: volume on-off, tone. Operates from one Eveready type 276P (9V) battery. (FROM MINGAY'S PRICE SERVICE).

    Speaker Rola Type 5F.
    Price includes battery.
    Weight includes battery.
    Price 10/6 extra in WA.

    See also Model B7180BN/1

  • Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
  • 5 lb 4 oz (5.25 lb) / 2.384 kg
  • Price in first year of sale
  • 46.20 AUS £
  • Literature/Schematics (1)
  • -- Original-techn. papers. (STC Radio Service Bulletin Issue No. 136, October 1958.)
  • Literature/Schematics (4)
  • Feb 1959 & Aug 1959.
  • Author
  • Model page created by Jim Greig. See "Data change" for further contributors.

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