• Country
• Australia

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Kriesler Radio Company; Newtown (Sydney)

• Year
• 1946–1948

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 88434

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• Number of Tubes
• 4

• Valves / Tubes
• 6J8G 6G8G 6V6GT 5Y3G

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 455 kHz; 2 AF stage(s); Reflex

• Tuned circuits
• 6 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast and Short Wave (SW).

• Power type and voltage
• Alternating Current supply (AC) / 220; 240 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil) / Ø 5 inch = 12.7 cm

• Material
• Bakelite case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Beehive 11-4A Ch= 11-4 - Kriesler Radio Company;

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

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 250 x 220 x 210 mm / 9.8 x 8.7 x 8.3 inch

• Notes

• Kriesler advertised this set & other post-war models as a "Sealed Radio". Solder joints were marked to prevent unauthorised servicing & tampering.

  Walnut Bakelite cabinet. Also available in various colours for 1 Guinea (£1/1/-) extra. Price in WA for standard Walnut model, £19/8/6.

  There are 36 variants of this model:

  • CIRCUIT: As on 11-4 circuit. (Diagram in lower right hand corner of sheet does not apply)
  • COIL KIT: Part No. 15-2 (S.C. Tuning Condenser).
  • DIAL GLASSES: Part No. 50-2 (Local stations). Part No. 50-1 (Country stations).
  • SPEAKER: Part No. 70-1 (5" Electro dynamic).
  • OUTPUT TRANSFORMER: Part No. 18-28.
  • POWER TRANSFORMER: Part No. 18-27 (H.T.: 325v. each side of centre tap).

  PROCEDURE FOR REMOVING CHASSIS FROM CABINET:

  1. Remove knobs.
  2. Invert receiver.
  3. Remove base by breaking seal and unscrewing 4 x 3/16" screws in base of cabinet.
  4. Remove 4 x 3/16" nuts, situated in the inside corners of the chassis.
  5. Lay receiver on its back with spindles facing upwards.
  6. Place one hand each side the of chassis. With the forefingers, exert a downward pressure on the front panel, at the same time withdrawing the chassis from the cabinet.

  CHASSIS NUMBERS:

  Every receiver that leaves the Kriesler factory is given two chassis numbers.

  The "Production" chassis number is stamped on a card. The card is riveted to the main chassis in such a location that the number is able to be read without removing the chassis from the cabinet. The "Production" chassis number is the number that should be quoted, together with the model number, when making enquiries.

  The second chassis number (Prefix "0") is stamped into the metal chassis to provide a permanent record.

  Both the abovementioned chassis numbers are recorded at the factory.

   

• Price in first year of sale
• 18.90 AUS £

• Circuit diagram reference
• Australian Official Radio Service Manual Vol. V

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• - - Manufacturers Literature (Kriesler Technical Service Instructions.)

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• Australian Official Radio Service Manual AORSM (Volume 5, 1947, Page 188 & Volume 6, 1948, Page 262.)

Kriesler Beehive 11-4 Technical Service Instructions

928 KB

• Documents regarding this model

• Author
• Model page created by Peter Hughes. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 898 models, 446 with images and 436 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Kriesler Radio Company; Newtown (Sydney)