Sovereign RP18
Hacker Radio Ltd., Maidenhead
- Country
- Great Britain (UK)
- Manufacturer / Brand
- Hacker Radio Ltd., Maidenhead
- Year
- 1964
- Category
- Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
- Radiomuseum.org ID
- 115290
Courtesy of Graham Baker
Courtesy of Graham Baker
2 x PP3 either side of amplifier on bottom.
Chassis under outer Perspex scale plate
eBay item number:304916967066
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Hacker RP18
Hacker RP18
- Number of Transistors
- 15
- Semiconductors
- AF117 AF117 AF117 AF121 AF125 AF114 AF114 AF114 AF114 OC71 OC75 AC127 OC81D AC127 OC81
- Main principle
- Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 470/10700 kHz; 5 AF stage(s)
- Tuned circuits
- 7 AM circuit(s) 10 FM circuit(s)
- Wave bands
- Broadcast, Long Wave and FM or UHF.
- Power type and voltage
- Dry Batteries / 2 × 9 Volt
- Loudspeaker
- Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) - elliptical / Ø 8 inch = 20.3 cm
- Power out
- 1.2 W (max.)
- Material
- Leather / canvas / plastic - over other material
- from Radiomuseum.org
- Model: Sovereign RP18 - Hacker Radio Ltd., Maidenhead
- Shape
- Portable set > 8 inch (also usable without mains)
- Dimensions (WHD)
- 12.75 x 8.75 x 4.75 inch / 324 x 222 x 121 mm
- Notes
-
8" × 5" elliptical loudspeaker. Sockets Input: external aerial, gramophone; Output: tape recorder, earphone.
Also 7 diodes.
AM: Ferrite Rod aerial
VHF-FM: Telescopic aerial, separate permeability tuned receiver.
The AF121 & AF125 are in the "bought in" German made VHF "Head".
Completely separate VHF-FM-RF, FM-IF, AM and AF amplifier boards/modules
Uses 2 x PP9 batteries in series.
AFC defeat button for easier VHF tuning reduces FM IF gain to reduce inter-station hiss.
Three or Four adjustable metal pointers to indicate location of local or favorite stations (intended for Home, Light and Third on VHF), adjustable when rear door open.
Specifications (from Hacker Manual)
- MW 185 to 560 m
- LW 1000 to 1850 m
- VHF 87 to 101 MHz
- AF +/-2dB : 30 Hz to 20 kHz
- Consumption (no signal): 14 mA (AM), 18 mA (FM)
- Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
- 4.3 kg / 9 lb 7.5 oz (9.471 lb)
- Price in first year of sale
- 40.95 £
- Mentioned in
- Hacker Service Manual
- Author
- Model page created by Howard Craven. See "Data change" for further contributors.
- Other Models
-
Here you find 56 models, 56 with images and 23 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
All listed radios etc. from Hacker Radio Ltd., Maidenhead
Collections
The model Sovereign is part of the collections of the following members.