• 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
• 171238

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

• Number of Tubes
• 5

• Valves / Tubes
• 1C7G 1D5G 1D5G 1K7G 1L5G

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

• Tuned circuits
• 7 AM circuit(s)

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

• Power type and voltage
• Storage and/or dry batteries / 135 & 2 & -1.5 & -3 & -4.5 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 6 inch = 15.2 cm

• Material
• Bakelite or Plastics (type unknown)

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Hotpoint-Bandmaster 559DB [Moulded cabinet] - Australian General Electric GE

• Shape
• Tablemodel, low profile (big size).

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Radio & Electrical Retailer 5/2/42 P17

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

• Other Models

• Here you find 364 models, 141 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