• Country
• New Zealand-Aotearoa

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

• Year
• 1951

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 338425

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

• Number of Tubes
• 6

• Valves / Tubes
• 6SK7 6K8 6K7 6G8 6V6 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: Sherwood 166R - Columbus Brand; Radio Centre

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

• Notes

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

  See also table Model 166 Sherwood, table Model 166M Sherwood, table Model 166 Edinburgh, 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.

• Mentioned in
• More Golden Age of Radio (Page 118)

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• -- Original prospect or advert (Press 15 November 1951 Page 5)

• 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