• 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
• 245754

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• Number of Transistors
• 10

• Semiconductors
• BF216 BF217 BF218 BF219 BF219 2N4062 AC127 AC128 AC127 AC128

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 470/1070 kHz

• Wave bands
• Broadcast, Long Wave and FM or UHF.

• Power type and voltage
• Dry Batteries / 2 X 9 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) - elliptical / Ø 8 inch = 20.3 cm

• Power out
• 1.4 W (max.)

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

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: KR601 - Kolster Brandes Ltd. KB, K.B.,

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

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 380 x 190 x 110 mm / 15 x 7.5 x 4.3 inch

• Notes

• MW split into 2 seperate bands, MW1 185m to 280m MW2 275m to 555m.
  Car aerial facility, seperate base and treble controls. Telescopic aerial for FM.
  Powered by 2 x PP9 batteries in series (18 volts).
  Same modular chassis and circuit boards as RGD RR701

  Case is similar in apperance to KB KR600

• Price in first year of sale
• 32.58 UK £

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

• Author
• Model page created by Mike Edwards † 25.10.21. 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