- Country
- New Zealand-Aotearoa
- Manufacturer / Brand
- Columbus (Brand); Radio Centre Ltd.; Wellington
- Year
- 1940
- Category
- Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
- Radiomuseum.org ID
- 346755
Click on the schematic thumbnail to request the schematic as a free document.
- Number of Tubes
- 5
- Main principle
- Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 455 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)
- Tuned circuits
- 6 AM circuit(s)
- Wave bands
- Broadcast only (MW).
- Power type and voltage
- Alternating Current supply (AC) / 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: 51A - Columbus Brand; Radio Centre
- Shape
- Tablemodel, low profile (big size).
- Dimensions (WHD)
- 535 x 295 x 230 mm / 21.1 x 11.6 x 9.1 inch
- Notes
-
5-Valve superhet broadcast (MW) table chest model receiver.
Uses US type valves.
See also Columbus Models O51 (Osram valves), 51B and 151.
Manufactured by Radio Corporation Of New Zealand Ltd for Columbus Radio Centre Ltd.
- Author
- Model page created by Brian Stevens. See "Data change" for further contributors.
- Other Models
-
Here you find 163 models, 124 with images and 152 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
All listed radios etc. from Columbus (Brand); Radio Centre Ltd.; Wellington