Skymaster
Champion Electric, Newhaven / Seaford
- Country
- Great Britain (UK)
- Manufacturer / Brand
- Champion Electric, Newhaven / Seaford
- Year
- 1949
- Category
- Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
- Radiomuseum.org ID
- 99344
Click on the schematic thumbnail to request the schematic as a free document.
- Number of Tubes
- 4
- Number of Transistors
- Semiconductors
- Metal-rectifier
- Main principle
- Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 465 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)
- Tuned circuits
- 6 AM circuit(s)
- Wave bands
- Broadcast (MW) and Long Wave.
- Power type and voltage
- Line / Batteries (any type) / 7.5 & 67.5 / 200-250 Volt
- Loudspeaker
- Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil)
- Material
- Various materials
- from Radiomuseum.org
- Model: Skymaster - Champion Electric, Newhaven /
- Shape
- Portable set > 8 inch (also usable without mains)
- Notes
-
Example sets may have alternate replacement valves fitted, the Metal-rectifier for Mains operation is a Brimar SB3 which may explain factory fitted Brimar 3S4 rather than identical Mullard DL92 output. Others originally Mullard.
Batteries:
- LT 7.5V Ever Ready AD31
- HT 67.5 Ever Ready B101
WARNING: No isolation, chassis can be "live" when on AC mains.
Price included batteries but not Purchase tax. Released in May 1949.
- Price in first year of sale
- 13.00 GBP
- Source of data
- -- Original-techn. papers.
- Literature/Schematics (1)
- Trader Service Sheet (suppl. of Wireless & El. Trader, etc.) (929 (15th Oct 1949))
- Author
- Model page created by Mario Coelho. See "Data change" for further contributors.
- Other Models
-
Here you find 57 models, 37 with images and 49 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
All listed radios etc. from Champion Electric, Newhaven / Seaford