• Country
• Australia

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Australian General Electric (GE Company Australia Ltd., Associated, AGE, Bandmaster, Hotpoint), Sydney

• Year
• 1939

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 175211

• • alternative name: General Electric Company of Australia Ltd.

• Number of Tubes
• 6

• Valves / Tubes
• 6K8G 6U7G 6G8G 6F6G 6U5 5Y3G

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 460 kHz; 2 AF stage(s); Reflex

• Tuned circuits
• 7 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast and Short Wave (SW).

• Power type and voltage
• Alternating Current supply (AC) / 200-230; 230-260 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil) / Ø 12 inch = 30.5 cm

• Power out
• 3 W (unknown quality)

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Hotpoint-Bandmaster 359DE - Australian General Electric GE

• Shape
• Console, Lowboy (legs < 50 %).

• Notes
• This model uses the same chassis as the AWA Radiola model 183. The 6G8G is reflexed as the 2nd I.F. amplifier and the 1st A.F. amplifier.

• Circuit diagram reference
• Australian Official Radio Service Manual Vol. III

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Mingay's Radio Diagram & I.F. Index

• Author
• Model page created by Stuart Irwin. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 364 models, 137 with images and 86 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Australian General Electric (GE Company Australia Ltd., Associated, AGE, Bandmaster, Hotpoint), Sydney