• Country
• Australia

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

• Year
• 1936

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 171677

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

• Number of Tubes
• 5

• Valves / Tubes
• 6D6 6A7 6B7 42 80

• Main principle
• Superhet with RF-stage; ZF/IF 175 kHz; 2 AF stage(s); Reflex

• Tuned circuits
• 7 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 8 inch = 20.3 cm

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Hotpoint-Bandmaster M356E - Australian General Electric GE

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

• Notes
• This radio uses the same chassis as the AWA Radiola model 155. The 6B7 is reflexed as the I.F. amplifier and the 1st A.F. amplifier.

• Price in first year of sale
• 24.00 Aus£

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Radio & Electrical Retailer, Australia (Radio Technician supplement 31/3/39)

• 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