- Country
- New Zealand-Aotearoa
- Manufacturer / Brand
- Columbus (Brand); Radio Centre Ltd.; Wellington
- Year
- 1940
- Category
- Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
- Radiomuseum.org ID
- 357767
Trademe NZ Listing #5038012269.
Trademe NZ Listing #5038012269.
- Number of Tubes
- 7
- Valves / Tubes
- Main principle
- Superhet with RF-stage; 2 AF stage(s)
- Tuned circuits
- 7 AM circuit(s)
- Wave bands
- Broadcast and Short Wave (SW).
- Power type and voltage
- Alternating Current supply (AC) / 50Hz, 230 Volt
- Loudspeaker
- Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil) / Ø 8 inch = 20.3 cm
- Material
- Wooden case
- from Radiomuseum.org
- Model: 173 - Columbus Brand; Radio Centre
- Shape
- Tablemodel, low profile (big size).
- Notes
-
Columbus 173 Push-Button
7-valve (including magic eye) dual wave superhet with RF stage and push-button tuning.
Manufactured for Columbus Radio Centre Ltd by Radio Corporation of New Zealand Ltd.
See also Courtenay 173 Rotu.
- Author
- Model page created by Brian Stevens. See "Data change" for further contributors.
- Other Models
-
Here you find 169 models, 131 with images and 157 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
All listed radios etc. from Columbus (Brand); Radio Centre Ltd.; Wellington