• Country
• Australia

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

• Year
• 1946/1947

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 179590

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

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• Number of Tubes
• 5

• Valves / Tubes
• 6A8G 6U7G 6B6G 6V6G 6X5GT

• 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
• Alternating Current supply (AC) / 200-230; 230-260 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil) / Ø 5 inch = 12.7 cm

• Power out
• 3 W (undistorted)

• Material
• Bakelite case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Hotpoint-Bandmaster H65ME - Australian General Electric GE

• Shape
• Tablemodel without push buttons, Mantel/Midget/Compact up to 14

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 12.75 x 9.25 x 6.25 inch / 324 x 235 x 159 mm

• Notes

• This model has the same Bakelite case as used in the AWA "Eggcrate" series.

  See also AWA Radiola Model 509M 

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 13.5 lb (13 lb 8 oz) / 6.129 kg

• Price in first year of sale
• 21.00 AUS £

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

• Mentioned in
• Radio & Electrical Retailer, Australia (Radio Receiver Price List, 29/8/1946.)

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• -- Original-techn. papers. (Hotpoint-Bandmaster Technical Information & Service Data)

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• Australian Official Radio Service Manual AORSM (Volume 5, 1947 (for 1946 models), Page 176.)

• Literature/Schematics (3)
• 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