• Year
  • 1957 ?
  • Category
  • Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 170800
    • Brand: Gecophone

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 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Transistors
  • 6
  • Main principle
  • Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 470 kHz
  • Wave bands
  • Broadcast (MW) and Long Wave.
  • Power type and voltage
  • Dry Batteries / PP8: 1 x 6V; D: 4 x 1.5 Volt
  • Loudspeaker
  • Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) - elliptical
  • Material
  • Leather / canvas / plastic - over other material
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: Transistor Six BC1650 - GEC, General Electric Co Ltd.,
  • Shape
  • Portable set > 8 inch (also usable without mains)
  • Dimensions (WHD)
  • 11 x 8.25 x 4 inch / 279 x 210 x 102 mm
  • Notes
  • A 2 band battery portable transistor radio, housed in a wooden cabinet with a plastic leathercloth and tygan cover. 6 germanium transistors and crystal diode.  Elliptical loudspeaker 5 x 4 inch. Price 23 guineas.

  • Price in first year of sale
  • 24.15 £
  • Mentioned in
  • -- Original prospect or advert
  • Literature/Schematics (1)
  • -- Schematic
  • Author
  • Model page created by Alessandro De Poi. See "Data change" for further contributors.

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