• Year
  • 1934
  • Category
  • Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 128068
    • Brand: Gecophone

 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Tubes
  • 8
  • Main principle
  • Superhet with RF-stage; ZF/IF 125 kHz
  • Tuned circuits
  • 7 AM circuit(s)
  • Wave bands
  • Broadcast (MW) and Long Wave.
  • Power type and voltage
  • Alternating Current supply (AC) / 210; 230 Volt
  • Loudspeaker
  • Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil) / Ø 23 cm = 9.1 inch
  • Power out
  • 1.5 W (unknown quality)
  • Material
  • Wooden case
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: 8-Valve Superhet BC3484 - GEC, General Electric Co Ltd.,
  • Shape
  • Console, Lowboy (legs < 50 %).
  • Dimensions (WHD)
  • 460 x 870 x 305 mm / 18.1 x 34.3 x 12 inch
  • Notes
  • A muting valve acts as an Noise Suppressor, adjustable from back. Same chassis used for the Table models BC3480 and BC3480L, the Console models BC3484 and BC3484L, and the Radiograms BC3488 and BC3488L. Suffix L denotes additional provisions for 110/130 Volts operation.
  • Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
  • 21.5 kg / 47 lb 5.7 oz (47.357 lb)
  • Source of data
  • - - Data from my own collection
  • Literature/Schematics (1)
  • P.Stenning CD vol.3
  • Author
  • Model page created by Stefan Klumpp. See "Data change" for further contributors.

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