E.R. Park’s Short-Wave Receiver

CBR (C.B.R.) (Brand), Custom Built Radio.; Sydney

  • Year
  • 1930
  • Category
  • Amateur-Receiver (amateur bands, may include broadcast bands)
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 334623

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 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Tubes
  • 4
  • Main principle
  • TRF with regeneration; 2 AF stage(s); Screengrid 1926-1935
  • Tuned circuits
  • 2 AM circuit(s)
  • Wave bands
  • Broadcast and Short Wave (SW).
  • Power type and voltage
  • Batteries / addl. power jack
  • Loudspeaker
  • - This model requires external speaker(s).
  • Material
  • Metal case, TUBES VISIBLE
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: E.R. Park’s Short-Wave Receiver - CBR C.B.R. Brand, Custom Built
  • Notes
  • E.R. Park’s Short-Wave Receiver

    Regenerative TRF, screen grid receiver.

    E.R. Park used this receiver to listen to Southern Cross on East-West Trans-Atlantic flight, 24 to 26 June 1930 and relayed " Smithy's" telephone talk from the Southern Cross VMZAB and US experimental shortwave transmitter 2XAD to The Suns, Sydney newspaper office.

  • Author
  • Model page created by Gary Cowans. See "Data change" for further contributors.

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