RA1

General Electric-Kirby Appliances Ltd.; Sydney

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  • Year
  • 1961–1963
  • Category
  • Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 288350

 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Tubes
  • 6
  • 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) - elliptical
  • Material
  • Wooden case
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: RA1 - General Electric-Kirby
  • Shape
  • Console with any shape - in general
  • Dimensions (WHD)
  • 44.75 x 29 x 15.25 inch / 1137 x 737 x 387 mm
  • Notes

  • General Electric (Aust.) Model RA1

    A six valve single unit B/C radio stereogram, has following features:

    Separate bass and treble controls; these provide continuosly variable frequency response on radio and records to plus or minus 10 db at 70 and 15,000 C/s (Hz).

    Record changer: Garrard changer has single head for stereo and monaural records.

    Speaker: twin cone 9" x 6" oval. Output: radio and stereo have 6 watts output with minimum distortion.

    Controls: concealed, with large radio tuning scale for ease of operation. Record storage: up to 180 discs, with magnetic locks on doors.

    Cabinet: hand finished seasoned timber in full Italian walnut, butt maple and rose mahogany.

    Dimensions: 44¾" wide x 15¼" deep x 29" high on record storage side and 23½" high on player side. (MINGAY'S PRICE SERVICE)

  • Price in first year of sale
  • 152.50 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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