Meteor 558W

• Country
• Germany

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Loewe-(Opta); Deutschland

• Year
• 1954/1955

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 2814

• • alternative name: Löwe Radio

• Picture
• Schematics

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• Number of Tubes
• 6

• Valves / Tubes
• ECC85 ECH81 EF85 EABC80 EM4 EL84

• Number of Transistors

• Semiconductors
• B250C90

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 464/10700 kHz

• Tuned circuits
• 8 AM circuit(s)     10 FM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast, Long Wave, Short Wave plus FM or UHF.

• Power type and voltage
• Alternating Current supply (AC) / 110; 127; 150; 220 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• 2 Loudspeakers

• Power out
• 5 W (unknown quality)

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Meteor 558W - Loewe-Opta; Deutschland

• Shape
• Tablemodel with Push Buttons.

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 580 x 380 x 280 mm / 22.8 x 15 x 11 inch

• Notes
• variable Bandbreitenregelung, Kurzwellenlupe. Ferritantenne drehbar.

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 11.1 kg / 24 lb 7.2 oz (24.449 lb)

• Price in first year of sale
• 299.00 DM

• Source of data
• Rundfunk- und Fernseh-Katalog 1954/55 / Radiokatalog Band 1, Ernst Erb

• Mentioned in
• - - Manufacturers Literature

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Produkt-Katalog '55

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• -- Original-techn. papers.

• Picture reference
• Das Modell ist im «Radiokatalog» (Erb) abgebildet.

• Other Models

• Here you find 1629 models, 1368 with images and 1183 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Loewe-(Opta); Deutschland