Valve-Crystal Receiver "Radiola1" Type VC

• Country
• Great Britain (UK)

• Manufacturer / Brand
• BTH (B.T.H.), British Thomson-Houston Co, Ltd.

• Year
• 1923

• Category
• Detector-Radio (Crystal or diode, without tubes/transistors)

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 70576

• Picture
• Schematics

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• Number of Tubes
• 1

• Valves / Tubes
• B5

• Main principle
• Crystal or Solid State Detector with Amplifer; 1 AF stage(s); Reflex

• Tuned circuits
• 2 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast (MW) and Long Wave.

• Power type and voltage
• Storage and/or dry batteries / 4 & 40 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• - For headphones or amp.

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Valve-Crystal Receiver "Radiola1" Type VC - BTH B.T.H., British Thomson-

• Shape
• Tablemodel, Box - most often with Lid (NOT slant panel).

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 11.4 x 8.3 x 10.7 inch / 290 x 211 x 272 mm

• Notes

• BBC/PMG stamp; GPO No.0373; HF-stage and twin crystal det.; Long Wave by plug-in coil.

  The name "Radiola 1" is found in "RadioRadio".

• External source of data
• Konrad Birkner

• Mentioned in
• Radio! Radio! (fig.111)

• Author
• Model page created by Konrad Birkner † 12.08.2014. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 40 models, 35 with images and 5 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from BTH (B.T.H.), British Thomson-Houston Co, Ltd.