• Year
  • 1941 ?
  • Category
  • Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 342351
    • alternative name: General Electric Company of Australia Ltd.

 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Tubes
  • 5
  • Main principle
  • Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 455 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)
  • Tuned circuits
  • 7 AM circuit(s)
  • Wave bands
  • Broadcast and Short Wave (SW).
  • Power type and voltage
  • Dry Batteries / 1.5 & 2 x 45 Volt
  • Loudspeaker
  • Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil)
  • Material
  • Leather / canvas / plastic - over other material
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: Hotpoint-Bandmaster D75DB - Australian General Electric GE
  • Shape
  • Portable set > 8 inch (also usable without mains)
  • Notes
  • It was advertised as a Transportable 5-valve, world reception, 4 radios in one.

    Similar to the AWA Model 66.

    The Optional AC and Vibrator power supplies in the AWA version may have been available for this model.

  • Mentioned in
  • -- Original prospect or advert (The Australian Women's Weekly, 9/8/1941.)
  • Author
  • Model page created by Martin Kent. See "Data change" for further contributors.

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