- Country
- Great Britain (UK)
- Manufacturer / Brand
- Ekco, E.K.Cole Ltd.; Southend-on-Sea
- Year
- 1938
- Category
- Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
- Radiomuseum.org ID
- 94761
Ekco PB179
1938 EKCO Advertisement
1938 EKCO Advertisement
- Number of Tubes
- 5
- Main principle
- Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 480 kHz
- Wave bands
- Broadcast, Long Wave and Short Wave.
- Power type and voltage
- Alternating Current supply (AC) / 200-250 Volt
- Loudspeaker
- Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil)
- Material
- Bakelite case
- from Radiomuseum.org
- Model: PB179 - Ekco, E.K.Cole Ltd.; Southend-
- Shape
- Tablemodel with Push Buttons.
- Notes
-
Walnut or Black with chrome trim finish.Seven push buttons, 4 x MW station presets, 2 x LW station presets and one for manual tuning.
The Ekco metallised TX41 frequency changer valve has no equivalent, a Mullard TH4B may be fitted but requires other circuit changes.
- Source of data
- - - Manufacturers Literature
- Mentioned in
- Technisch- Commercieel - Radio Vademecum Staleman
- Literature/Schematics (1)
- Trader Service Sheet (suppl. of Wireless & El. Trader, etc.) (739)
- Author
- Model page created by Folkert Rothe. See "Data change" for further contributors.
- Other Models
-
Here you find 424 models, 310 with images and 255 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
All listed radios etc. from Ekco, E.K.Cole Ltd.; Southend-on-Sea