• Year
  • 1940
  • Category
  • Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 287145
    • alternative name: General Electric Company of Australia Ltd.

 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Tubes
  • 6
  • Main principle
  • Superhet with RF-stage; ZF/IF 455 kHz; 3 AF stage(s)
  • Tuned circuits
  • 7 AM circuit(s)
  • Wave bands
  • Broadcast and Short Wave (SW).
  • Power type and voltage
  • Storage Battery for all (e.g. for car radios and amateur radios) / 2 & 4 Volt
  • Loudspeaker
  • Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 12 inch = 30.5 cm
  • Material
  • Wooden case
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: Hotpoint Bandmaster A26DV - Australian General Electric GE
  • Shape
  • Console, Lowboy (legs < 50 %).
  • Notes
  • This model is the same as the AWA Radiola model 275 apart from cabinet styling, although the model number refers specifically to the vibrator version.  The valve filaments are connected across one cell of a 6 volt accumulator and the 4 volt vibrator unit is connected across the other two.

  • Literature/Schematics (1)
  • Australian Official Radio Service Manual, volume 4, page 171.
  • Author
  • Model page created by Stuart Irwin. See "Data change" for further contributors.

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