Granville RS8V1

General Electric-Kirby Appliances Ltd.; Sydney

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  • Year
  • 1965/1966
  • Category
  • Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 288363

 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Tubes
  • 8
  • Main principle
  • Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 455 kHz
  • Wave bands
  • Broadcast only (MW).
  • Details
  • Changer (Record changer)
  • Power type and voltage
  • Alternating Current supply (AC) / 240 Volt
  • Loudspeaker
  • Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 12 inch = 30.5 cm
  • Material
  • Wooden case
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: Granville RS8V1 - General Electric-Kirby
  • Shape
  • Console with any shape - in general
  • Dimensions (WHD)
  • 60 x 24 x 17.4 inch / 1524 x 610 x 442 mm
  • Notes

  • General Electric (Australia) Model RS8V1 "Granville"

    Deluxe BC four-speed stereophonic radiogram, housed in cabinet finished in maple, walnut or rosewood, satin walnut or oiled teak.

    Features: permeability tuner; tuning range 520-1650 kC/s (kHz). Pushbutton selection of up to five BC stations. Inbuilt aerial; provision for connection of external aerial.

    Two push-pull amplifiers, total output 10 watts; each delivers 5 watts into 12" twin-cone speakers.

    Record changer is four-speed Garrard Type AT6 with ceramic cartridge and diamond stylus for stereo. Balance control; separate tone controls for bass and treble. Twin cursor station indicator. Large record storage space. (FROM MINGAY'S PRICE SERVICE)

  • Price in first year of sale
  • 146.00 AUS £
  • Literature/Schematics (1)
  • -- Original-techn. papers. (General Electric service data sheets.)
  • Author
  • Model page created by Martin Kent. See "Data change" for further contributors.

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