- Country
- New Zealand-Aotearoa
- Manufacturer / Brand
- Ariel (brand), Abel / Warwick Smeeton Ltd., Imperial Radio Mfg. Co.; Auckland
- Year
- 1931 ?
- Category
- Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
- Radiomuseum.org ID
- 333425
- Number of Tubes
- 6
- Main principle
- TRF without regeneration; 1 AF stage(s); Screengrid 1926-1935
- Tuned circuits
- 4 AM circuit(s)
- Wave bands
- Broadcast only (MW).
- Power type and voltage
- Alternating Current supply (AC) / 230 Volt
- Loudspeaker
- Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil)
- Material
- Wooden case
- from Radiomuseum.org
- Model: Ariel Ch= AWA C89 - Ariel brand, Abel / Warwick
- Shape
- Tablemodel, Tombstone = decorative upright, not cathedral but can have rounded edges.
- Dimensions (WHD)
- 375 x 490 x 290 mm / 14.8 x 19.3 x 11.4 inch
- Notes
-
Also available as a Console Model.
Both used the AWA C89 chassis and were advertised as "British Built". Referring to the chassis being a product from the British Commonwealth.
- Price in first year of sale
- 29.50 NZ £
- Mentioned in
- The Golden Age of Radio in the Home 1986 (Pages 76 & 78)
- Author
- Model page created by Brian Stevens. See "Data change" for further contributors.
- Other Models
-
Here you find 14 models, 13 with images and 4 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
All listed radios etc. from Ariel (brand), Abel / Warwick Smeeton Ltd., Imperial Radio Mfg. Co.; Auckland