Ultimate Tawa RBK
Ultimate (Brand), Radio Ltd. & Radio (1936) Ltd.; Auckland
- Country
- New Zealand-Aotearoa
- Manufacturer / Brand
- Ultimate (Brand), Radio Ltd. & Radio (1936) Ltd.; Auckland
- Year
- 1951–1956
- Category
- Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
- Radiomuseum.org ID
- 360801
Click on the schematic thumbnail to request the schematic as a free document.
- Number of Tubes
- 5
- Valves / Tubes
- Main principle
- Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 460 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)
- Tuned circuits
- 6 AM circuit(s)
- Wave bands
- Broadcast only (MW).
- Power type and voltage
- Alternating Current supply (AC) / 50Hz, 230 Volt
- Loudspeaker
- Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) - elliptical
- Power out
- 3 W (max.)
- Material
- Bakelite or Plastics (type unknown)
- from Radiomuseum.org
- Model: Ultimate Tawa RBK - Ultimate Brand, Radio Ltd. &
- Shape
- Tablemodel without push buttons, Mantel/Midget/Compact up to 14
- Dimensions (WHD)
- 380 x 280 x 145 mm / 15 x 11 x 5.7 inch
- Notes
-
Ultimate RBK Tawa
5-Valve superhet broadcast (MW) mantel model receiver with Rola 6-9H elliptical speaker.
Manufactured 1951-1956 with valve lineups as follows:
- Early models 6BE6 6AR7 6AV6 6AQ5 6X4
- Later models 6BE6 EF41 6AV6 EL41 6X4
See also Courier RBK, Skyscraper RBK & Rolls RBK using the same chassis.
Manufactured by Radio (1936) Ltd.
- Author
- Model page created by Brian Stevens. See "Data change" for further contributors.
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