• Country
• New Zealand-Aotearoa

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Columbus (Brand); Radio Centre Ltd.; Wellington

• Year
• 1946 ?

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 345493

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• Number of Tubes
• 5

• Valves / Tubes
• 6K8 6U7 6B8 6V6 6X5

• 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: 53A - Columbus Brand; Radio Centre

• Shape
• Tablemodel, low profile (big size).

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 18.5 x 12.5 x 9 inch / 470 x 318 x 229 mm

• Notes

• 5-Valve broadcast (MW) receiver.

  See also later variant Model 53S.

  Manufactured by Radio Corporation Of NZ Ltd for Columbus Radio Centre Ltd.

• Price in first year of sale
• 26.00 NZ £

• Mentioned in
• -- Original prospect or advert (Gisborne Herald 24 September 1946 Page 8)

• Author
• Model page created by Brian Stevens. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 171 models, 133 with images and 159 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Columbus (Brand); Radio Centre Ltd.; Wellington