Europa A-280

Halcyon Wireless; London

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  • Year
  • 1931 ?
  • Category
  • Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 347733

 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Tubes
  • 5
  • Valves / Tubes
  • Main principle
  • Superheterodyne (common); Screengrid 1926-1935
  • Wave bands
  • Broadcast (MW) and Long Wave.
  • Power type and voltage
  • Storage and/or dry batteries
  • Loudspeaker
  • -Loudspeaker incorporated, but system not known.
  • Material
  • Wooden case
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: Europa A-280 - Halcyon Wireless; London
  • Shape
  • Portable set > 8 inch (also usable without mains)
  • Notes

  • The Halcyon Europa 5-valve transportable is the result of months of scientific investigation and now satisfies the most exacting demands of the wireless enthusiast, whilst ease and simplicity of control are appreciated by the merest novice.

    The circuit is based upon the famous superhet coils, which proved such a success in the W. James' Super 60 receiver, recently described in this publication. There is but a single tuning control, no reaction, and neither outdoor nor indoor aerials nor earth are necessary.

    The selectivity of the Halcyon " Europa " is knife-edged. The National and Regional stations can easily be tuned out in one degree. Five-valve band-pass supersonic Heterodyne receiver, embodying detector and oscillator valve, two screened-grid intermediate frequency amplifying valves, detector, and pentode output valves. Single dial ganged condensers. Celestion speaker. Scale in metres.

    Plugs are provided for gramophone pick-up.

    Complete with B.R.V.M.A. valves, H.T. and L.T. batteries, and all accessories, and including royalties 22 guineas.

    Also available in a mains-powered version. 

  • Price in first year of sale
  • 22.00 GNS
  • Mentioned in
  • -- Original prospect or advert (Wireless Magazine Aug 1931, Page 93.)
  • Author
  • Model page created by Clive Forder. See "Data change" for further contributors.

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