• Year
  • 1951 ?
  • Category
  • Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 105524
    • Brand: Gecophone

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 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Tubes
  • 5
  • Main principle
  • Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 470 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)
  • Tuned circuits
  • 6 AM circuit(s)
  • Wave bands
  • Broadcast, Long Wave and more than two Short Wave bands.
  • Power type and voltage
  • Alternating Current supply (AC) / 200; 230; 250 Volt
  • Loudspeaker
  • Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 5.5 inch = 14 cm
  • Material
  • Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: BC5444 - GEC, General Electric Co Ltd.,
  • Shape
  • Tablemodel, with any shape - general.
  • Dimensions (WHD)
  • 15.5 x 12.5 x 9 inch / 394 x 318 x 229 mm
  • Notes
  • An AC mains MW/LW/SW bandspread table radio housed in a plastic cabinet with wood effect side panels. With provision for a gramophone pickup and an external loudspeaker. Same as the GEC BC5444L model which has different mains voltage options.

  • Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
  • 15 lb 0 oz (15 lb) / 6.810 kg
  • Mentioned in
  • -- Original-techn. papers.
  • Literature/Schematics (1)
  • - - Manufacturers Literature (GEC Service Bulletin No. 166 BC5444 and BC5444L)
  • Author
  • Model page created by Peter Hoddow. See "Data change" for further contributors.

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