• Year
  • 1948
  • Category
  • Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 291461
    • alternative name: General Electric Company of Australia Ltd.

 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Tubes
  • 4
  • Main principle
  • Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 455 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)
  • Tuned circuits
  • 6 AM circuit(s)
  • Wave bands
  • Broadcast only (MW).
  • Power type and voltage
  • Storage and/or dry batteries
  • Loudspeaker
  • Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil)
  • Material
  • Wooden case
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: Hotpoint D44MM [D44MB] - Australian General Electric GE
  • Shape
  • Console, Lowboy (legs < 50 %).
  • Notes
  • The cabinet of this model incorporates a book shelf beneath the receiver section.  It was designed to be powered from a 4 volt accumulator for L.T. using battery cable type 19803.

    4 volt accumulator version of AWA Radiola model 718C.

    See also dry battery & vibrator versions, models D44MA & D44MV

  • Price in first year of sale
  • 32.40 Aus£
  • Mentioned in
  • Radio Electrical Weekly for 26-7-48 P38.
  • Literature/Schematics (1)
  • - - Manufacturers Literature (Hotpoint-Bandmaster Technical Information & Service Data.)
  • Author
  • Model page created by Stuart Irwin. See "Data change" for further contributors.

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