• Country
• New Zealand-Aotearoa

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

• Year
• 1949

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 338427

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

• Number of Tubes
• 6

• Valves / Tubes
• 6U7G or 6K7 6K8G 6U7G or 6K7 6B8G 6V6GT 5Y3

• Main principle
• Superhet with RF-stage; ZF/IF 455 kHz; 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 8 inch = 20.3 cm

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Edinburgh 166 - Columbus Brand; Radio Centre

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

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 22 x 12.25 x 9 inch / 559 x 311 x 229 mm

• Notes

• 6-Valve superhet with RF stage dual wave receiver.

  See also table Model 166 Sherwood, table Model 166R Sherwood, table Model 166M Sherwood, table radiogram Model 166 Peannnt, console Model 166 Balfour & console Model 166 Convoy.

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

• Price in first year of sale
• 38.50 £

• Mentioned in
• -- Original prospect or advert (Gisborne Herald 13 July 1949 Page 5)

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

• Other Models

• Here you find 163 models, 124 with images and 152 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Columbus (Brand); Radio Centre Ltd.; Wellington