• Country
• Great Britain (UK)

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Decca (Brand), Samuel (Barnett) & Sons, Ltd. & Decca Record Co., Ltd.; London

• Year
• 1961 ?

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 92732

• • alternative name: Decca Gramophone || Decca Radio

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• Number of Transistors
• 6

• Semiconductors
• OC44 OC45 OC45 OC81D OC81 OC81

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 472 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)

• Tuned circuits
• 7 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast (MW) and Long Wave.

• Power type and voltage
• Dry Batteries / 2 × 6 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 5 inch = 12.7 cm

• Material
• Leather / canvas / plastic - over other material

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Debonaire Deluxe TP60 - Decca Brand, Samuel Barnett &

• Shape
• Portable set > 8 inch (also usable without mains)

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 10 x 7 x 3.75 inch / 254 x 178 x 95 mm

• Notes

• Based on TP44

  TV style "Belling Lee" type coax connector for external aerial.

  Warning: Fitted with PP9 style clips (9V) but actually uses 2 x PP1 6V packs

  Changes from TP44 chassis (case is similar)

  • May use alternate STC transistors.
  • C15 = 12pF
  • R6 = 2.7K
  • Different speaker of same 25 Ohms impedance

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 1.5 kg / 3 lb 4.9 oz (3.304 lb)

• Source of data
• -- Original-techn. papers.

• Mentioned in
• Decca Service Notes

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Radio And Television Servicing books (R&TVS) (p73 of 1962-63 and p66 of 1960-61)

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• Trader Service Sheet (suppl. of Wireless & El. Trader, etc.) (1463 (for TP44))

• Author
• Model page created by Howard Craven. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 167 models, 131 with images and 89 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Decca (Brand), Samuel (Barnett) & Sons, Ltd. & Decca Record Co., Ltd.; London