• Country
• Australia

• Manufacturer / Brand
• His Master's Voice (HMV, H.M.V.), EMI (Australia) Ltd.; Sydney, NSW

• Year
• 1965/1966

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 213031

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• Number of Transistors
• 7

• Semiconductors
• SE1001 SE1001 SE1001 AX1107 AX1108 AX1103 AX1104 MR1_Diode or. OA90 MR2_Diode MR3_Diode AB1102 AB1102

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 455 kHz

• Wave bands
• Broadcast only (MW).

• Details
• Record Player (not changer)

• Power type and voltage
• Alternating Current supply (AC) / 230-250 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil)

• Power out
• 2 W (unknown quality)

• Material
• Leather / canvas / plastic - over other material

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Cavalier U1-8E Ch= U1 - His Master's Voice HMV, H.M.V.

• Shape
• Tablemodel without push buttons, Mantel/Midget/Compact up to 14

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 12.5 x 6 x 12.5 inch / 318 x 152 x 318 mm

• Notes

• His Master's Voice Model U1-8E "Cavalier"

    All transistor, AC four-speed portable radiogram, having a cabinet of unbreakable moulded Cycolac covered with vinyl material in tan, charcoal or grey.
  Features: seven transistors and five diodes. Tuning range 575 -1780 kC/s (kHz) (this includes University station 2UV). Inbuilt ferrite rod aerial. Speaker, 4" round.
    Record player: four-speed with auto. stop; pick-up is stereo ceramic Type PC22 (suitable for all climates), with two separate sapphine styli for stereo and microgroove and for 78 rpm (type HV6 twin).
    Circular dial scale scale with all Australian BC stations and some New Zealand station call signs marked. Record storage for six 7" records provided in lid.

  Price after the introduction of decimal currency (14/2/1966) was $96.60.

• Price in first year of sale
• 48.30 AUS £

• Mentioned in
• Mingay's Price Service (Feb 1965 to Aug 1966.)

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• - - Manufacturers Literature (HMV Model Data Sheet for Type U1-8E.)

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• J.R. Publications Transistor Radio Service Handbook (Group C2, 1965, Page H44 (Also at KevinChant com))

• Author
• Model page created by Franz Scharner. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 585 models, 404 with images and 278 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from His Master's Voice (HMV, H.M.V.), EMI (Australia) Ltd.; Sydney, NSW