• Country
• Great Britain (UK)

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Kolster Brandes Ltd. (KB, K.B., ITT); Foots Cray; GB

• Year
• 1968

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 115978

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• Number of Transistors
• 7

• Semiconductors
• AF117 AF117 OC70 AC157 AC113 AC154 AC157

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 470 kHz

• Wave bands
• Broadcast (MW) and Long Wave.

• Power type and voltage
• Dry Batteries / 9 Volt

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

• Power out
• 0.85 W (unknown quality)

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

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Chieftain De Luxe KR029 - Kolster Brandes Ltd. KB, K.B.,

• Shape
• Portable set > 8 inch (also usable without mains)

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 310 x 170 x 83 mm / 12.2 x 6.7 x 3.3 inch

• Notes

• Bandspread 200-260 metres MW.
  Elliptical loudspeaker 7 x 3.6 inch. Earphone socket.
  Same as the RGD model RR229 but slightly different case.

  Alternative transistors found on serial no. 1494/05523
  AF127 AF127 AC151 AC186 AC128 AC131 AC185

  Notes; Dimensions exclude handle and knobs

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 1.7 kg / 3 lb 11.9 oz (3.744 lb)

• Price in first year of sale
• 17.87 UK £

• Source of data
• - - Manufacturers Literature

• Mentioned in
• Date and price from Radio Radio, (Hill), page 260

• Author
• Model page created by Howard Craven. 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