- Country
- Great Britain (UK)
- Manufacturer / Brand
- GEC, General Electric Co Ltd., GENALEX; London
- Year
- 1947
- Category
- Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
- Radiomuseum.org ID
- 105291
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- Brand: Gecophone
From an auction catalogue
- Number of Tubes
- 4
- Main principle
- Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 456 kHz
- Wave bands
- Broadcast, Long Wave and Short Wave.
- Power type and voltage
- Alternating Current supply (AC) / 200; 230; 250 Volt
- Loudspeaker
- Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 6.5 inch = 16.5 cm
- Material
- Bakelite case
- from Radiomuseum.org
- Model: BC4850 - GEC, General Electric Co Ltd.,
- Shape
- Tablemodel with Push Buttons.
- Dimensions (WHD)
- 17 x 13 x 9.5 inch / 432 x 330 x 241 mm
- Notes
-
An AC mains 3 band table radio housed in a bakelite cabinet. With flywheel tuning, piano key waveband switching and tone control (above the dial). Provision for gramophone pickup and external loudspeaker. Released October 1947. The GEC BC4850L model is similar with different mains voltage options. The GEC BC4855 is the AC/DC mains version.
- Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
- 24 lb 0 oz (24 lb) / 10.896 kg
- Mentioned in
- -- Original-techn. papers.
- Literature/Schematics (1)
- - - Manufacturers Literature (GEC Service Bulletin No. 105 BC4850 BC4850L)
- Literature/Schematics (2)
- Trader Service Sheet (suppl. of Wireless & El. Trader, etc.) (874 dated Aug 21 1948 GEC BC4850/55)
- Author
- Model page created by Peter Hoddow. See "Data change" for further contributors.
- Other Models
-
Here you find 443 models, 287 with images and 237 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
All listed radios etc. from GEC, General Electric Co Ltd., GENALEX; London