• Country
• New Zealand-Aotearoa

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

• Year
• 1939

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 339836

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) / Ø 10 inch = 25.4 cm

• Material
• Wooden case

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

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

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 610 x 380 x 290 mm / 24 x 15 x 11.4 inch

• Notes

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

  Spin tuning plus 6 push button station selector.

  See also Columbus Model 65 Console and Courtenay Model 65 Mantel.

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

• Mentioned in
• -- Original prospect or advert (Evening Star 14 February 1940 Page 4)

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

• Other Models

• Here you find 168 models, 130 with images and 156 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Columbus (Brand); Radio Centre Ltd.; Wellington