• Country
• Australia

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Ferris Bros. Pty Ltd.; Sydney

• Year
• 1965/1966

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 141212

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

• Number of Transistors
• 7

• Semiconductors
• 2N1639 2N1638 2N1638 AC172 AC125 AC127 AC128 OA90 OA90

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 455 kHz; 3 AF stage(s)

• Tuned circuits
• 5 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast only (MW).

• Power type and voltage
• Batteries / addl. power jack / 9 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 2.75 inch = 7 cm

• Material
• Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Cadet Portable Car Radio 234 - Ferris Bros. Pty Ltd.; Sydney

• Shape
• Very small Portable or Pocket-Set (Handheld) < 8 inch.

• Notes

• Ferris 234, 7 Transistor Portable Car Radio;

  This radio had provision for connecting to a car aerial, external speaker and, via an adaptor, to a car's 12 volt system.

  Optional extras:
  234MB Dashboard mounting bracket.
  234ABS Adhesive backing strip.
  234BA Car battery adaptor.
  234SH Extension speaker.
  234PH Miniature earphone.

  Battery type: Eveready Type 2364

  Price $60.90 after the introduction of decimal currency in Australia (14/2/1966).

• Price in first year of sale
• 30.45 AUS £

• Mentioned in
• Mingay's Price Service (Aug 1965 to Aug 1966.)

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Mingay's Electrical (Retail) WEEKLY (Tecdata Series No. 8, TD-1, 3/9/1965.)

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• J.R. Publications Transistor Radio Service Handbook (Group C3, 1966, Page F13.)

• Literature/Schematics (3)
• J.R. Publications Car Radio Service Handbook (Group G5, February, 1968, Page F5.)

• Author
• Model page created by a member from A. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 143 models, 86 with images and 49 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Ferris Bros. Pty Ltd.; Sydney