2158

HMV (Brand), His Masters Voice, The Gramophone Company Ltd.; Middlesex

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  • Year
  • 1969 ?
  • Category
  • Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 183914

 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Transistors
  • 10
  • Main principle
  • Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 470/10700 kHz
  • Wave bands
  • Broadcast, Long Wave, Short Wave plus FM or UHF.
  • Power type and voltage
  • Dry Batteries / 9 Volt
  • Loudspeaker
  • Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) - elliptical
  • Power out
  • 0.75 W (unknown quality)
  • Material
  • Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: 2158 - HMV Brand, His Masters Voice,
  • Shape
  • Portable set > 8 inch (also usable without mains)
  • Dimensions (WHD)
  • 345 x 175 x 90 mm / 13.6 x 6.9 x 3.5 inch
  • Notes

  • Portable AM/FM transistor radio. AFC on FM and permeability tuned input coil for reception via a car aerial when the 'CAR' switch is pressed down. Sockets for earphone, tape recorder and car aerial. Elliptical loudspeaker 6 x 4 inch. 

    Wavebands:

    • LW 1111 - 2027 metres (270 - 148 kHz)
    • MW 186 - 566 metres (1640 - 530 kHz)
    • SW 16.7 - 50 metres (18 - 6 MHz)
    • VHF 87 - 108 MHz

    The same chassis is fitted to the HMV 2156,  Ferguson 3168 and Marconiphone 4156 which are in different cabinets and are all covered by Trader Service sheet 1940 dated 26 June 1970.

    HMV Transistor-Koffergerät 2158 der 70iger Jahre.
    Lautsprecherabdeckung in Teakeffekt, Gehäuse in Chrom Optik. Getrennte Bass- und Höhenregler, Teleskopantenne für UKW.

     

  • Source of data
  • -- Collector info (Sammler)
  • Author
  • Model page created by Philip Obetsanov. See "Data change" for further contributors.

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