• Country
• New Zealand-Aotearoa

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

• Year
• 1939

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 339837

Click on the schematic thumbnail to request the schematic as a free document.

• Number of Tubes
• 7

• Valves / Tubes
• 6K7G 6K8G 6K7G 6B8G 6E5 6F6G 5Y3G

• 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) / 230 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil)

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: 65 [Console] - Columbus Brand; Radio Centre

• Shape
• Console with any shape - in general

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 640 x 980 x 340 mm / 25.2 x 38.6 x 13.4 inch

• Notes

• 7-Valve (including magic eye) superhet with RF stage dual wave console receiver.

  Spin tuning plus 6 push button station selector.

  See also Columbus 65 Deluxe Console, Columbus Model 65 Table Mantel and Courtenay Model 65 Mantel.

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

• Mentioned in
• -- Original prospect or advert (Timaru Herald 16 December 1939 Page 5)

• 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