• Country
• Australia

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

• Year
• 1939/1940

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 213674

• Number of Tubes
• 4

• Valves / Tubes

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 472.5 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)

• Tuned circuits
• 6 AM circuit(s)

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

• Power type and voltage
• Storage and/or dry batteries / 135 & 2 or 6 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 8 inch = 20.3 cm

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: York 40 - Briton Electrical & Radio Pty.

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

• Notes
• This model could be powered from a 6 volt accumulator by using a type B30 vibrator unit.

• Mentioned in
• Radio & Electrical Retailer, Australia (14/12/39 P2 & 8)

• 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.