260

• Country
• United States of America (USA)

• Manufacturer / Brand
• General Electric Co. (GE); Bridgeport CT, Syracuse NY

• Year
• 1946/1947

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 41879

• • Brand: Musaphonic

• Picture
• Schematics

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• Number of Tubes
• 6

• Valves / Tubes
• 1LN5 1LC6 1LN5 1LN5 1LH4 3Q5GT

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

• Tuned circuits
• 7 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast plus more than 2 Short Wave bands.

• Power type and voltage
• Line / Storage batteries (perhaps also batteries) / Either AC: 50 to 60 Hz, 105-125V or Batteries: 2.1 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 5.25 inch = 13.3 cm

• Power out
• 0.248 W (0.365 W max.)

• Material
• Metal case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: 260 - General Electric Co. GE;

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

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 14.875 x 10.875 x 5.8125 inch / 378 x 276 x 148 mm

• Notes

• The General Electric model 260 is a 6-band AC/Battery Operated Portable Superheterodyne with Pushbutton Tuning, Self Contained Loop Antenna and RF stage. Also has a removable loop antenna for convenience in some locations and a synchronous vibrator circuit used to create B+ voltage. Scratch-resistant metal cabinet available in colors Hammertone Copper, Gray, Brown or Blue-Green. Has built-in battery charger and uses bias cell in output tube grid circuit.

  The model 260 has the following bands:

  Band	Frequency Range
  Broadcast	540 - 1600khz
  49 M	5.9 - 6.5 MHz
  31 M	9.5 - 9.85 MHz
  25 M	11.65 - 11.9 MHz
  19 M	15.07 - 15.35 MHz
  16 M	17.65 - 17.9 MHz

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 20.5 lb (20 lb 8 oz) / 9.307 kg

• Price in first year of sale
• 118.50 $

• External source of data
• Ernst Erb

• Source of data
• Collector's Guide to Antique Radios 4. Edition

• Circuit diagram reference
• Rider's Perpetual, Volume 16 = ca. 1948 and before

• Mentioned in
• A Flick of the Switch 1930-1950

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Photofact Folder, Howard W. SAMS (Date: Mar 1947, Set 15, Folder 475-13)

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• Radio Retailing (Radio & Television R.) (June 1946 page 36, 114. May 1947 page 11.)

• Literature/Schematics (3)
• General Electric Folder 1000M-PUB.NO. 175-59 for 1947.

• Literature/Schematics (4)
• General Electric Service Notes (General Electric Radio Service Guide Volume III 1946 to 1961 page 59)

• Other Models

• Here you find 2918 models, 2141 with images and 2044 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from General Electric Co. (GE); Bridgeport CT, Syracuse NY