• Country
• New Zealand-Aotearoa

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

• Year
• 1955 ?

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 338482

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

• Number of Tubes
• 5

• Valves / Tubes
• 6BE6 6BA6 6AV6 6AQ5 6X4

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 455 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)

• Tuned circuits
• 6 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast only (MW).

• Details
• Record Player (perh.Changer)

• 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: Chester 501 [Consolette] - Columbus Brand; Radio Centre

• Shape
• Console with any shape - in general

• Notes

• 5-Valve superhet broadcast (MW) console radiogram.

  Walnut cabinet.

  Available with 3 speed record player £55/10 or 3 speed mixer changer £65/10.

  There were versions 501, 501A, 501B & 501C. Each had minor changes from the previous and can be seen on the schematics. 

  See also table radio Model 501 Argyle and table radiogram Model 501 Carlisle.

  Manufactured by Radio Corporation Of New Zealand Ltd for Columbus Radio Centre Ltd.

   

• Price in first year of sale
• 55.50 £

• Mentioned in
• -- Original prospect or advert (Press 25 May 1956 Page 13)

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

• Other Models

• Here you find 167 models, 128 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