- Country
- Great Britain (UK)
- Manufacturer / Brand
- Kolster Brandes Ltd. (KB, K.B., ITT); Foots Cray; GB
- Year
- 1931
- Category
- Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
- Radiomuseum.org ID
- 244909
The top of the chassis after restoration
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- Number of Tubes
- 4
- Main principle
- TRF with regeneration; 1 AF stage(s)
- Tuned circuits
- 2 AM circuit(s)
- Wave bands
- Broadcast (MW) and Long Wave.
- Power type and voltage
- Alternating Current supply (AC) / 240 Volt
- Loudspeaker
- Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil)
- Material
- Wooden case
- from Radiomuseum.org
- Model: KB 279 - Kolster Brandes Ltd. KB, K.B.,
- Shape
- Tablemodel, Tombstone = decorative upright, not cathedral but can have rounded edges.
- Notes
-
Self-contained AC receiver with external or mains antenna. Gramophone jack. Single-knob tuning. One HF stage, coupled by tuned anode system to grid detector. Transformer-coupled pentode output valve. Full wave power rectifying valve. The price was £ 18.18.00 or in other words 18 Guineas. Since 1816 a Guinea was fixed at twenty-one shillings. Also available for 25 cycle mains (costs 12 shilling extra).
- Price in first year of sale
- 18.90 £ !
- Mentioned in
- Wireless World (The), London (WW, 79) (December 9th, 1931)
| Article in Wireless World, December 9th, 1931. | 355 KB | |
| KB 279 service information | 5629 KB |
- Documents regarding this model
- Author
- Model page created by John Koster. See "Data change" for further contributors.
- Other Models
-
Here you find 415 models, 372 with images and 253 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
All listed radios etc. from Kolster Brandes Ltd. (KB, K.B., ITT); Foots Cray; GB
Collections
The model is part of the collections of the following members.