• Country
• Great Britain (UK)

• Manufacturer / Brand
• GEC, General Electric Co Ltd., GENALEX; London

• Year
• 1955

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 105529

• • Brand: Gecophone

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• Number of Tubes
• 8

• Valves / Tubes
• Z77 Z77 X719 W719 EM80 DH77 N709 U78

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 470/10700 kHz

• Wave bands
• Broadcast, Long Wave and FM or UHF.

• Power type and voltage
• Alternating Current supply (AC) / 190-250 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) - elliptical

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: BC5842 - GEC, General Electric Co Ltd.,

• Shape
• Tablemodel, low profile (big size).

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 17 x 13 x 8.5 inch / 432 x 330 x 216 mm

• Notes

• An AC mains AM/FM 3 band table radio housed in a wooden cabinet. 8 x 5 inch elliptical loudspeaker, terminals for extension loudspeaker and gramophone pickup. Released August 1955, price £23 10s 1d. A similar chassis is fitted to the GEC BC9442 and GEC BC9640 auto-radiograms.

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 19 lb 0 oz (19 lb) / 8.626 kg

• Price in first year of sale
• 23.50 £

• Mentioned in
• -- Original-techn. papers.

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Trader Service Sheet (suppl. of Wireless & El. Trader, etc.) (1231 dated 7 Jan 1956 BC5842, BC9442, BC9640)

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• - - Manufacturers Literature (GEC Service bulletin No. 177 BC5842, BC9442, BC9640)

• Literature/Schematics (3)
• Radio And Television Servicing books (R&TVS) (GEC models BC5842, BC9442, BC9640)

• 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