• Country
• Australia

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

• Year
• 1960–1968

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 224564

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• Number of Tubes
• 5

• Valves / Tubes
• 6AN7 6BA6 6AV6 6M5 6X4

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 457.5 kHz; 3 AF stage(s)

• Tuned circuits
• 6 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast only (MW).

• Power type and voltage
• Alternating Current supply (AC) / 225-250 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 5 inch = 12.7 cm

• Power out
• 0.25 W (unknown quality)

• Material
• Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Little Nipper - Super 5 65-54 - His Master's Voice HMV, H.M.V.

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

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 12 x 6.75 x 5 inch / 305 x 171 x 127 mm

• Notes

• His Master's Voice Model 65-54 "Super 5" "Little Nipper" Mantel

  A 220-250 volt broadcast mantel radio having five valves, housed in plastic cabinet in two-tone colour combinations of white front with beige, gold, pink, bronze, green, turquoise or charcoal black.

  Features: Inbuilt Ferrite rod aerial; provision for external aerial connection. Speaker 5" round; output 2 watts. Straight line tuning dial, illuminated all Australian B/C stations shown.

  Controls: tuning, volume, tone, on-off. (FROM MINGAY'S PRICE SERVICE)

  Uses both the "Little Nipper" designation from a long line of previous models and "Super 5". Supercedes earlier model, Little Nipper 64-52.

  This model was HMV Australia's last produced AC mains powered valve mantel and was on sale until 1968. Price after the introduction of decimal currency in Australia (14/2/1966) was $52.50.

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 9 lb 0 oz (9 lb) / 4.086 kg

• Price in first year of sale
• 24.15 AUS £

• Mentioned in
• Mingay's Price Service (Feb 1961 to Feb 1968.)

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• -- Original-techn. papers. (HMV Model Data Sheet for Model 65-54.)

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• -- Original-techn. papers. (HMV Service Manual for Chassis Type 65.)

• Literature/Schematics (3)
• J.R. Publications Radio Service Handbook (R.V. Series, Vol. 1, 1963, Page H72.)

• Author
• Model page created by Brian Wilson. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 586 models, 406 with images and 283 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