• Country
• Great Britain (UK)

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Bush Radio Ltd.; london

• Year
• 1973

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 90241

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• Number of Transistors
• 18

• Semiconductors
• 2SA103 2SA103 2SA104 2SA101 2SA101 AF126 2SA342 2SB175 AF106 AF106 AF106 AF126 2SA104 2SB175A 2SB175A 2SB175A 2SB475 2SB475

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 470/10700 kHz

• Wave bands
• Wave Bands given in the notes.

• Power type and voltage
• Line / Batteries (any type) / 220-240 / 4 × 1,5 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 10 cm = 3.9 inch

• Power out
• 0.4 W (unknown quality)

• Material
• Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: VTR178 - Bush Radio Ltd.; london

• Shape
• Portable set > 8 inch (also usable without mains)

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 279 x 238 x 111 mm / 11 x 9.4 x 4.4 inch

• Notes

• Bush VTR178;
  AM-BC,
  SW1: ~1.6 - 4 MHz,
  SW2: ~4 - 12 MHz,
  VHF/FM: 88 - 108 MHz,
  AB: 108 - 174 MHz,
  Dial light, tone control.

  400 mW at 1 kHz for 10 percent harmonic distortion.

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 3.4 kg / 7 lb 7.8 oz (7.489 lb)

• Mentioned in
• Trader Service Sheet 3142/ 1974

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• -- Original-techn. papers.

• Author
• Model page created by Howard Craven. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 400 models, 333 with images and 239 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Bush Radio Ltd.; london