• Country
• New Zealand-Aotearoa

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

• Year
• 1942–1948 ?

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 338405

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

• Number of Tubes
• 7

• Valves / Tubes
• 6K7G 6J8G 6B8G 6J7G 6U5 or Y63 6F6G 5Y3G

• Main principle
• Superhet with RF-stage; ZF/IF 455 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)

• Tuned circuits
• 7 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast plus more than 2 Short Wave bands.

• Details
• Changer (Record 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: Columbus Continental 90 - Columbus Brand; Radio Centre

• Shape
• Console with any shape - in general

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 34 x 34.5 x 15.75 inch / 864 x 876 x 400 mm

• Notes

• 7-Valve superhet with RF stage 5 band table model receiver.

  See also Table Model 90 Endeavour, Consol Model 90 Convoy, Console Model 90 Squadron, Console Model 90 Escort, Console Radiogram Model 90 Caravel & Console Radiogram Model 90 Flotilla.

  Battery models of similar characteristics and identical appearance are available in Endeavour, Escort, Convoy & Squadron cabinet styles with vibrator operation from 6V battery (Model 96). 

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

• Mentioned in
• -- Original prospect or advert (Gisborne Herald 28 September 1946 Page 10)

• 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