• Country
• Great Britain (UK)

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Ever Ready Co. (GB) Ltd.; London

• Year
• 1958

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 79441

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• Number of Tubes
• 9

• Valves / Tubes
• DF97 DF97 DK92 DF97 DM70 DF97 DAF96 DL96 DL96

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 470/10700 kHz; 3 AF stage(s); Reflex

• Tuned circuits
• 8 AM circuit(s)     9 FM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast, 2 Short Wave plus FM or UHF.

• Power type and voltage
• Dry Batteries / 1.5 & 90 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) - elliptical / Ø 7 inch = 17.8 cm

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

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Sky Emperor - Ever Ready Co. GB Ltd.; London

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

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 15 x 12.25 x 6 inch / 381 x 311 x 152 mm

• Notes

• Visual Tuning Indicator (DM70). Push Pull Audio. Rexine style fabric covered plywood case. Released October 1958 price £25 0s 4d plus purchase tax.

  Battery Type Ever Ready Batrymax type B103 combined 1,5/90V.

  The BEREC Commander is an identical Export version only varying slightly in colour scheme and badge.

  Four waveband AM/FM

  • VHF-FM: 87.5 ... 100 MHz
  • SW1: 5.8 ... 16.5 MHz
  • SW2: 1.6 ... 4.7 MHz (US extended AM, Europe Marine)
  • MW: 530 ... 1602 KHz

  There is no Longwave. Ferrite rod for MW and Telescopic aerial for SW/VHF.

  There was an optional mains Adaptor from Ever Ready (the only post WWII with such a feature, only BEREC Fiesta from Ever Ready post WWII to end of UK production had battery and mains).

  The Economy switch disconnects 1/2 the DL96 filaments and changes DL96 Bias. The Gram switch disconnects all radio valve filaments.

  The 1st FM IF is also "on" on AM, as it is reflexed as audio phase inverter for Push Pull 2 x DL96.

  Elliptical speaker approximately 7" x 4"

  Sockets

  • Car aerial (on side, all others are on Chassis)
  • Gramophone (P.U.)
  • External speaker
  • Earth
  • Shortwave aerial
  • Telescopic aerials use 2 pin plug.
     

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 8 kg / 17 lb 9.9 oz (17.621 lb)

• Price in first year of sale
• 25.00 GBP

• Source of data
• Radio! Radio!

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Radio And Television Servicing books (R&TVS) (1959-60 Edition page 90)

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• Trader Service Sheet (suppl. of Wireless & El. Trader, etc.) (1401 (2nd May 1959))

• Author
• Model page created by Konrad Birkner † 12.08.2014. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 204 models, 146 with images and 92 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Ever Ready Co. (GB) Ltd.; London