• 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
• 78746

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• Number of Tubes
• 8

• Valves / Tubes
• TH4A T41 or 354V VP41 or VP4B 2D41 or 2D4B TV4 DT41 or TDD4 OP42 or PenA4 R41_Ekco or DW4/350

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 126.5 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
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: PB189 - Ekco, E.K.Cole Ltd.; Southend-

• Shape
• Tablemodel with Push Buttons.

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 23 x 15 x 11 inch / 584 x 381 x 279 mm

• Notes

• Motorised tuning. Automatic Frequency Correction. Press buttons for 10 preset MW and LW radio stations. Similar chassis is also in the Ekco C389 console radio. See also the DC mains Ekco PB189U model.

• Source of data
• Radio! Radio!

• Mentioned in
• Technisch- Commercieel - Radio Vademecum Staleman

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Trader Service Sheet (suppl. of Wireless & El. Trader, etc.) (765)

• Author
• Model page created by Konrad Birkner † 12.08.2014. 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