• Country
• Australia

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Briton Electrical & Radio Pty. Ltd ("Rational Radio"); Sydney, NSW.

• Year
• 1939

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 168665

Click on the schematic thumbnail to request the schematic as a free document.

• Number of Tubes
• 5

• Valves / Tubes
• EK2G 6U7G 6B6G EL3NG 5Y3G

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 462.5 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)

• Tuned circuits
• 6 AM circuit(s)

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

• Power type and voltage
• Alternating Current supply (AC) / 200; 220; 240; 260 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil) / Ø 8 inch = 20.3 cm

• Material
• Bakelite case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Theatrette 30 [S.N. above 1000] - Briton Electrical & Radio Pty.

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

• Notes
• This model along with models 31 and 32 have "chassis-less" construction and is very similar to the Philips V5A and V7A radios in construction and appearance.

• Price in first year of sale
• 17.00 Aus£

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

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Radio & Electrical Retailer, Australia (13/7/39 Also in 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 82 models, 13 with images and 53 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Briton Electrical & Radio Pty. Ltd ("Rational Radio"); Sydney, NSW.