• Country
• Australia

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

• Year
• 1946

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 179811

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

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• Number of Tubes
• 6

• Valves / Tubes
• 1M5G 1C7G 1M5G 1K7G 1K7G 1J6G

• Main principle
• Superhet with RF-stage; ZF/IF 455 kHz; 3 AF stage(s)

• Tuned circuits
• 7 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast plus more than 2 Short Wave bands.

• 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)

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Hotpoint-Bandmaster G56SBV - Australian General Electric GE

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

• Notes
• This model has seven bands giving continuous coverage from 550 kHz to 22.3 MHz. It could also be powered via a synchronous vibrator power unit. It uses the same chassis as the AWA Radiola model 610T.

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

• 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