• Country
• Australia

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

• Year
• 1954

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 195824

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

• Number of Tubes
• 6

• Valves / Tubes
• 1T4 1R5 1T4 1S5 3V4 6X4

• Main principle
• Superhet with RF-stage; ZF/IF 455 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)

• Tuned circuits
• 7 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast only (MW).

• Power type and voltage
• Line / Batteries (any type) / 200-220; 230-250 / 90 & 9 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 6 inch = 15.2 cm

• Material
• Metal case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Portable-Car-Home-Radio 106 or M106 - Ferris Bros. Pty Ltd.; Sydney

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

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 295 x 245 x 150 mm / 11.6 x 9.6 x 5.9 inch

• Notes

• As well as a portable or mains radio, this model could be used in a car. It had provision for using a car aerial and external speaker however it used internal batteries when so used. The dimensions above do not include the handle, which contains a ferrite rod aerial.

  Weight is without car mounting brackets or batteries. The M106 does not have provision for a 12 Volt supply

  In December 1957, Ferris advertised this model in Melbourne for 50 Guineas (£52/10/-). The average wage for an adult male in Australia in 1957 was £12/10/- per week.

  The price did not include installation and separate car aerial.

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 6 kg / 13 lb 3.5 oz (13.216 lb)

• Circuit diagram reference
• Australian Official Radio Service Manual Vol. XIV

• Author
• Model page created by Stuart Irwin. 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