• Country
• Germany

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Elbia GmbH; Schönebeck/Elbe (Ostd.)

• Year
• 1952–1954

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 14313

• • alternative name: Calbe
  • Brand: VEB Elbia; Schönebeck

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• Number of Tubes
• 9

• Valves / Tubes
• EF174 EF174 ECH11 EBF11 EM11 EAA171 EF11 EL11 EZ12

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 468/10700 kHz

• Tuned circuits
• 7 AM circuit(s)     10 FM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast, Long Wave, more than 2 x SW plus FM or UHF.

• Power type and voltage
• Alternating Current supply (AC) / 110; 125; 150; 220; 240 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil) / Ø 20 cm = 7.9 inch

• Power out
• 4 W (unknown quality)

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: W579 - Elbia GmbH; Schönebeck/Elbe

• Shape
• Tablemodel with Push Buttons.

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 610 x 395 x 260 mm / 24 x 15.6 x 10.2 inch

• Notes
• 3× Gnomröhren. Röhrenbestückung auch mit 2 x EF175 statt 2 x EF174

• External source of data
• E. Erb 3-907007-36-0

• Source of data
• Radiokatalog Band 2, Ernst Erb

• Circuit diagram reference
• Lange Schaltungen der Funkindustrie, Buch 3

• Mentioned in
• Historische Radios Band IV (160B)

• Picture reference
• Das Gerät ist im Doppelband "Historische Radios" von Günther Abele abgebildet.

• Other Models

• Here you find 27 models, 25 with images and 19 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Elbia GmbH; Schönebeck/Elbe (Ostd.)