• Country
• Australia

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Australasian Radio World Magazine (Periodical); Sydney, NSW

• Year
• 1936

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 296877

Click on the schematic thumbnail to request the schematic as a free document.

• Number of Tubes
• 3

• Valves / Tubes
• 1C4 1C4 1D4

• Main principle
• TRF with regeneration; Screengrid 1926-1935

• Wave bands
• Short Wave (SW only)

• Power type and voltage
• Dry Batteries / 2 V & 3 by 45 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• - For headphones or amp.

• Material
• Metal case, TUBES VISIBLE

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Empire Shortwave Three [1936] - Australasian Radio World

• Shape
• Chassis only or for «building in»

• Notes

• Shortwave regenerative receiver designed by the staff of Australasian Radio World to cover the shortwave band from 20 to 80 metres with three sets of plug-in coils.

  The first IC4 provides RF gain. The second 1C4 provides leaky-grid detection and screen grid regeneration. Regeneration control is provided by a potentiometer providing voltage control on the detector screen.

  Two tuning controls are provided for RF and detector tuning.

  The 1D4 provides audio output for headphones.

  It was sold as a kit by various advertisers in Australasian Radio World for £11/18/3, complete with headphones and batteries.

• Price in first year of sale
• 11.93 AUS £

• Mentioned in
• -- Original prospect or advert (Australasian Radio World, Aug 1, 1936, page 7.)

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• -- Original prospect or advert (Australasian Radio World, Aug 1, 1936, page 8.)

• Author
• Model page created by Gary Cowans. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 7 models, 5 with images and 7 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Australasian Radio World Magazine (Periodical); Sydney, NSW