• Country
• Great Britain (UK)

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

• Year
• 1954

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 105534

• • Brand: Gecophone

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• Number of Tubes
• 5

• Valves / Tubes
• X79 W77 DH77 N78 U78

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

• Wave bands
• Broadcast, Long Wave and Short Wave.

• Details
• Changer (Record changer)

• Power type and voltage
• Alternating Current supply (AC) / 200; 230; 250 Volt

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

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: BC7443 - GEC, General Electric Co Ltd.,

• Shape
• Tablemodel, Box - most often with Lid (NOT slant panel).

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 20.375 x 10.125 x 15.25 inch / 518 x 257 x 387 mm

• Notes

• An AC mains 3 band table radiogram with a Garrard RC110 3 speed autochanger with a Garrard GC2 turnover crystal pickup. 6 x 4 inch elliptical loudspeaker, terminals for extension loudspeaker. Released August 1954. Same as the GEC BC7443R which has a Collaro 3 speed autochanger.

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 31 lb 0 oz (31 lb) / 14.074 kg

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

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Trader Service Sheet (suppl. of Wireless & El. Trader, etc.) (1171 dated 6 Nov 1954 BC7443)

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• - - Manufacturers Literature (GEC Service bulletin No. 168 BC7443 and BC7443R dated 56/1)

• 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