- Country
- Great Britain (UK)
- Manufacturer / Brand
- Marconi Co. (Marconiphone, Marconi's Wireless Telegraph Co. Ltd.), GB (not tubes - see also HMV His Master's Voice)
- Year
- 1934/1935
- Category
- Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
- Radiomuseum.org ID
- 164345
Illustration from 1935 Marconi catalogue.
Click on the schematic thumbnail to request the schematic as a free document.
- Number of Tubes
- 6
- Main principle
- Superhet with RF-stage; ZF/IF 123-127 kHz
- Tuned circuits
- 7 AM circuit(s)
- Wave bands
- Broadcast (MW) and Long Wave.
- Details
- Visual Tuning Indicator pre Eye
- Power type and voltage
- Alternating Current supply (AC) / 200-250 Volt
- Loudspeaker
- Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil)
- Power out
- 2 W (unknown quality)
- Material
- Wooden case
- from Radiomuseum.org
- Model: 279 - Marconi Co. Marconiphone,
- Shape
- Tablemodel, high profile (upright - NOT Cathedral nor decorative).
- Dimensions (WHD)
- 15.5 x 18.25 x 8.5 inch / 394 x 464 x 216 mm
- Notes
-
An AC mains transportable receiver that had an optical tuning system which projected an arrow of varying length onto the tuning scale. Original price in 1934 £16 16s 0d which fell to £14 0s 0d in 1935. The HMV 463 model has an identical chassis.
- Price in first year of sale
- 17.00 GBP
- Source of data
- - - Manufacturers Literature
- Literature/Schematics (1)
- Trader Service Sheet (suppl. of Wireless & El. Trader, etc.) (84)
- Literature/Schematics (2)
- Trader Service Sheet (suppl. of Wireless & El. Trader, etc.) (718)
- Literature/Schematics (3)
- Service Engineer supplement to the Broadcaster Aug. 1934
- Author
- Model page created by Mike Izycky. See "Data change" for further contributors.
- Other Models
-
Here you find 501 models, 334 with images and 317 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
All listed radios etc. from Marconi Co. (Marconiphone, Marconi's Wireless Telegraph Co. Ltd.), GB (not tubes - see also HMV His Master's Voice)