Marconi Eight Transistors 488 (Ch= 516-530)

Canadian Marconi Co. Ltd. (CMC, Esterline), Marconi's Wireless; Montreal, QC

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Country
Canada

Manufacturer / Brand
Canadian Marconi Co. Ltd. (CMC, Esterline), Marconi's Wireless; Montreal, QC

Year
1958/1959

Category
Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

Radiomuseum.org ID
121631

- alternative name: CMC Canada || Marconi, Canada

Picture
Schematics

Marconi Eight Transistors 488 ; Canadian Marconi Co. (ID = 2292505) Radio — Canadian Marconi Co. Marconi Eight Transistors 488 (1)

Marconi Eight Transistors 488 ; Canadian Marconi Co. (ID = 2292503) Radio — Canadian Marconi Co. Marconi Eight Transistors 488 (1)

Marconi Eight Transistors 488 ; Canadian Marconi Co. (ID = 2292504) Radio — Canadian Marconi Co. Marconi Eight Transistors 488 (1)

Marconi Eight Transistors 488 ; Canadian Marconi Co. (ID = 2292506) Radio — Canadian Marconi Co. Marconi Eight Transistors 488 (1)

Marconi Eight Transistors 488 ; Canadian Marconi Co. (ID = 2292507) Radio — Canadian Marconi Co. Marconi Eight Transistors 488 (1)

Marconi Eight Transistors 488 ; Canadian Marconi Co. (ID = 2292509) Radio — Canadian Marconi Co. Marconi Eight Transistors 488 (1)

Marconi Eight Transistors 488 ; Canadian Marconi Co. (ID = 2292510) Radio — Canadian Marconi Co. Marconi Eight Transistors 488 (1)

Marconi Eight Transistors 488 ; Canadian Marconi Co. (ID = 391140) Radio — Canadian Marconi Co. Marconi Eight Transistors 488 (2)

Marconi Eight Transistors 488 ; Canadian Marconi Co. (ID = 566906) Radio — Canadian Marconi Co. Marconi Eight Transistors 488 (1)

Marconi Eight Transistors 488 ; Canadian Marconi Co. (ID = 1516580) Radio — Canadian Marconi Co. Marconi Eight Transistors 488 (2)
Technical Data and Parts List

Marconi Eight Transistors 488 ; Canadian Marconi Co. (ID = 2672501) Radio — Canadian Marconi Co. Marconi Eight Transistors 488 (2)

Marconi Eight Transistors 488 ; Canadian Marconi Co. (ID = 1532203) Radio — Canadian Marconi Co. Marconi Eight Transistors 488 (2)

Marconi Eight Transistors 488 ; Canadian Marconi Co. (ID = 1532204) Radio — Canadian Marconi Co. Marconi Eight Transistors 488 (2)

Marconi Eight Transistors 488 ; Canadian Marconi Co. (ID = 2825665) Radio — Canadian Marconi Co. Marconi Eight Transistors 488 (2)
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Marconi Eight Transistors 488 ; Canadian Marconi Co. (ID = 2825668) Radio — Canadian Marconi Co. Marconi Eight Transistors 488 (2)
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Technical Specifications

Number of Transistors
8

Semiconductors

Main principle
Superheterodyne (common)

Wave bands
Broadcast only (MW).

Power type and voltage
Dry Batteries / AA: 4 x 1.5 Volt

Loudspeaker
Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil)

Material
Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)

from Radiomuseum.org
Model: Marconi Eight Transistors 488 - Canadian Marconi Co. Ltd. CMC,

Shape
Very small Portable or Pocket-Set (Handheld) < 8 inch.

Dimensions (WHD)
4 x 6.5 x 1.875 inch / 102 x 165 x 48 mm

Notes
This radio is almost identical to the Emerson Pioneer 888. Thanks to an agreement stipulated in 1954 with the Emerson Radio Export Corporation of New York, the Canadian Marconi Company (CMC) acquired the right to use the Emerson licences to produce and to sell in Canada receivers with the brand Emerson.

Available in 5 colors: red, blue, green, white, black.

Source of data
-- Collector info (Sammler)

Mentioned in
Marconi Transistor Radios (see Aldo Andreani's website).

Literature/Schematics (1)
Antique Radio Magazine n.54, April 2003, page 56. Written in Italian and English.

Literature/Schematics (3)
The handsome line Marconi Booklet for 1959.

Author
Model page created by a member from A. See "Data change" for further contributors.

Other Models
Here you find 462 models, 325 with images and 378 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
All listed radios etc. from Canadian Marconi Co. Ltd. (CMC, Esterline), Marconi's Wireless; Montreal, QC

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