Lotus Suitcase Portable S.G.4
Lotus (Brand), Radio, Garnett Whiteley & Co., Lotus Radio Ltd.; Liverpool
- Country
- Great Britain (UK)
- Manufacturer / Brand
- Lotus (Brand), Radio, Garnett Whiteley & Co., Lotus Radio Ltd.; Liverpool
- Year
- 1932
- Category
- Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
- Radiomuseum.org ID
- 336337
Click on the schematic thumbnail to request the schematic as a free document.
- Number of Tubes
- 4
- Main principle
- TRF with regeneration; Screengrid 1926-1935
- Wave bands
- Broadcast (MW) and Long Wave.
- Power type and voltage
- Dry Batteries / 2 & 108 Volt
- Loudspeaker
- -Loudspeaker incorporated, but system not known.
- Material
- Wooden case
- from Radiomuseum.org
- Model: Lotus Suitcase Portable S.G.4 - Lotus Brand, Radio, Garnett
- Shape
- Portable set > 8 inch (also usable without mains)
- Notes
-
Four-valve self-contained portable, battery-powered, TRF receiver.
Primarily for operation with built-in frame aerial, but external aerial and earth sockets are fitted.
One screen grid H.F. valve, coupled by tuned anode system to a grid detector, which is followed by resistance and transformer-coupled L.F. stages. Triode output valve.
Controls.
- Semi-ganged tuning by side-by-side drum dials, which may be rotated simultaneously.
- Reaction.
- Combined on-off and wave-range switch
- Price in first year of sale
- 12.60 GB £
- Mentioned in
- Wireless World (The), London (WW, 79) (Jul 15, 1932, page 38 & 39)
- Author
- Model page created by Gary Cowans. See "Data change" for further contributors.
- Other Models
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Here you find 17 models, 14 with images and 6 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
All listed radios etc. from Lotus (Brand), Radio, Garnett Whiteley & Co., Lotus Radio Ltd.; Liverpool