- Country
- New Zealand-Aotearoa
- Manufacturer / Brand
- His Master's Voice (N.Z.), Ltd., HMV; Wellington
- Year
- 1934 ?
- Category
- Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
- Radiomuseum.org ID
- 348415
- Number of Tubes
- 5
- Valves / Tubes
- Main principle
- Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 125 kHz
- Wave bands
- Broadcast (MW) and Long Wave.
- Power type and voltage
- Alternating Current supply (AC)
- Loudspeaker
- Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil)
- Material
- Wooden case
- from Radiomuseum.org
- Model: 540E - His Master's Voice N.Z., Ltd.,
- Shape
- Console, Lowboy (legs < 50 %).
- Notes
-
HMV 540E
5-valve console lowboy radiogram. HMV in Britain sold 150,000 of these superb machines in 1934 - surely a tribute to their popularity. Thrilling reception and superb tone in a cabinet of rare beauty.
Model 540E £37/10/-
See also GB version 540AC.
- Price in first year of sale
- 37.50 NZ £
- Mentioned in
- -- Original prospect or advert (Press 1 May 1935 Page 8)
- Author
- Model page created by Brian Stevens. See "Data change" for further contributors.
- Other Models
-
Here you find 123 models, 118 with images and 68 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
All listed radios etc. from His Master's Voice (N.Z.), Ltd., HMV; Wellington