5503
Ferranti, GB
- Country
- Great Britain (UK)
- Manufacturer / Brand
- Ferranti, GB
- Year
- 1967 ?
- Category
- Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
- Radiomuseum.org ID
- 304425
Click on the schematic thumbnail to request the schematic as a free document.
- Number of Transistors
- 7
- Main principle
- Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 470 kHz
- Wave bands
- Broadcast (MW) and Long Wave.
- Power type and voltage
- Dry Batteries / C: 6 x 1.5 Volt
- Loudspeaker
- Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) - elliptical
- from Radiomuseum.org
- Model: 5503 - Ferranti, GB
- Shape
- Portable set > 8 inch (also usable without mains)
- Notes
-
A battery powered portable transistor radio covering MW (185-666 metres) and LW (1150-2000 metres). It incorporates an RF amplifier which is coupled to the internal ferrite rod aerial tuned circuits which works when the 'CAR' push button is depressed and when a car aerial is connected. Sockets for a car aerial and for connection to a tape recorder. Elliptical loudspeaker 7 x 3⅝ inch.
Similar to the PYE 1373 and Ekco PT305 models.
- Literature/Schematics (1)
- Trader Service Sheet (suppl. of Wireless & El. Trader, etc.) (1857 dated 7 June 1968)
- Author
- Model page created by Howard Craven. See "Data change" for further contributors.
- Other Models
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Here you find 217 models, 120 with images and 165 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
All listed radios etc. from Ferranti, GB