• Country
• Australia

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Electrice (Brand of EMAIL and EMMCO); Sydney, NSW

• Year
• 1963/1964

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 314951

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

• Number of Transistors
• 8

• Semiconductors
• 2N1636 or. 2N1639 2N406 2N1634 or. 2N1638 2N1634 or. 2N1634 2N406 2N406 2N217S 2N217S OA90 or. OA80 or. 1N295

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 455 kHz

• Wave bands
• Broadcast only (MW).

• Power type and voltage
• Dry Batteries / 9 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 4 inch = 10.2 cm

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

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: E828P - Electrice Brand of EMAIL and

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

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 9.375 x 5.375 x 2.75 inch / 238 x 137 x 70 mm

• Notes

• Electrice E828P Transistor Portable

  An eight transistor portable radio. Strongly built and housed in a sturdy leather case with a convenient carrying handle. Choice of five colours - olive green, cherry red, snowdrift white, buckskin and Pacific blue, with a die-cast chromium or gold-plated cabinet front.

  Features: simple battery replacement, convex all-State dial scale, car aerial (optional extra). A plug with both aerial and earth leads for connection to outside aerial in areas of weak signal.

  Controls: hand-span Vernier drive tuning on left front. Volume on/off right hand side of case. Speaker 4"  PM with high impedance centre-tapped voice coil (80Ω CT).

  • Battery Eveready Type 2364.
  • Price includes battery.
  • AWA Type PS9 battery saver optional extra for £3/18/6.
  • See also AWA Model B29 & Westinghouse Model W828P.

• Price in first year of sale
• 30.45 AUS £

• Mentioned in
• Mingay's Price Service (Feb 1964 & Aug 1964.)

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• J.R. Publications Transistor Radio Service Handbook (Group C1, 1964, Page A25. (For AWA B29))

• Author
• Model page created by Martin Kent. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 105 models, 20 with images and 10 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Electrice (Brand of EMAIL and EMMCO); Sydney, NSW