2-Band De-Luxe Portable 8S-P14

Autocrat Radio Ltd.; Auckland

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  • Year
  • 1963
  • Category
  • Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 351191

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 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Transistors
  • 8
  • Main principle
  • Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 450 kHz; 4 AF stage(s)
  • Tuned circuits
  • 6 AM circuit(s)
  • Wave bands
  • Broadcast and Short Wave (SW).
  • Power type and voltage
  • Dry Batteries / AA: 4 x 1.5 Volt
  • Loudspeaker
  • Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 2.5 inch = 6.4 cm
  • Power out
  • 0.23 W (unknown quality)
  • Material
  • Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: 2-Band De-Luxe Portable 8S-P14 - Autocrat Radio Ltd.; Auckland
  • Shape
  • Very small Portable or Pocket-Set (Handheld) < 8 inch.
  • Notes

  • Choose an Autocrat, Autocrat's quality outlasts all others...and a transistor radio is so much fun to own!

    Specifications:

    • 8 Matched Transistors, plus 1 diode and 1 thermistor;
    • Powerful 24in speakers
    • Telescoping antenna and built-in ferrite aerial 
    • Standard Broadcast and Shortwave frequencies 
    • Operates on 4 regular 1½ volt Penlight Batteries 
    • Handy plastic case for protection 
    • Fine Tuner, Tuning Indicator, and battery meter 
    • Points for private earphone and supplementary antenna 
    • Slide rule dial for easy station reading.

    Price £25/19/6 

  • Price in first year of sale
  • 25.98 NZ £
  • Mentioned in
  • -- Original prospect or advert (Press 9 October 1963 Page 22)
  • Author
  • Model page created by Brian Stevens. See "Data change" for further contributors.

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