• Country
• Italy

• Manufacturer / Brand
• GBC; Milano

• Year
• 1975 ??

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 171624

• • alternative name: Gian Bruto Castelfranchi

• Number of Transistors
• 6

• Semiconductors
• BF235 BF235 BF233 BF233 BF233 BF233 TBA820

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast (BC) and FM or UHF.

• Power type and voltage
• Line / Batteries (any type) / 220; 6 x 1,5 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 10 cm = 3.9 inch

• Material
• Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: PARIS FM/855-B - GBC; Milano

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

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 295 x 180 x 73 mm / 11.6 x 7.1 x 2.9 inch

• Notes
• On the top, between the volume and tuning knobs, there are five keys: OFF-ON, TONE, FM, MW PHONO. AFC-AGC.
  Laterally there is a socket for external antenna;
  on the back: a five-pin DIN jack for tape recorder and record player, a two-prong for external loudspeaker, access door to batteries and output of the power cord;
  ferrite antenna of 17 cm.
  Sul lato superiore, tra le manopole volume e tuning, sono presenti cinque tasti: OFF-ON; TONE; FM; MW; PHONO. AFC- AGC.
  Lateralmente c'è una presa per antenna esterna;
  sul lato posteriore: una presa DIN a cinque poli per registratore e giradischi; una a due poli per altoparlante esterno; sportello di accesso alle pile e per l'uscita del cavo di alimentazione elettrica;
  antenna in ferrite di 17 cm.

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 1.680 kg / 3 lb 11.2 oz (3.7 lb)

• Author
• Model page created by Felice Nicolini. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 493 models, 371 with images and 237 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from GBC; Milano