• Year
  • 1951
  • Category
  • Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 105533
    • Brand: Gecophone

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 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Tubes
  • 5
  • Main principle
  • Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 470 kHz
  • Wave bands
  • Broadcast (MW) and Long Wave.
  • Power type and voltage
  • AC/DC-set / 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: BC6243 - GEC, General Electric Co Ltd.,
  • Shape
  • Tablemodel, low profile (big size).
  • Dimensions (WHD)
  • 15.5 x 10.125 x 8 inch / 394 x 257 x 203 mm
  • Notes
  • An AC/DC mains 2 band table radio housed in a bakelite cabinet with a painted front. With terminals for an external loudspeaker. Similar to the earlier GEC BC6242 model which has a different complement of valves. See also the GEC BC5243 AC mains version.

  • Mentioned in
  • -- Original-techn. papers.
  • Literature/Schematics (1)
  • - - Manufacturers Literature (GEC abridged service data BC6243)
  • Author
  • Model page created by Peter Hoddow. See "Data change" for further contributors.

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