• Year
  • 1973 ?
  • Category
  • Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 310693

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 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Transistors
  • 7
  • Main principle
  • Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 472/10700 kHz
  • Wave bands
  • Broadcast, Long Wave and FM or UHF.
  • Power type and voltage
  • Dry Batteries / PP9: 9 Volt
  • Loudspeaker
  • Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) - elliptical
  • Power out
  • 1 W (unknown quality)
  • Material
  • Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: 4179 - Marconi Co. Marconiphone,
  • Shape
  • Portable set > 8 inch (also usable without mains)
  • Dimensions (WHD)
  • 13.75 x 8 x 3.375 inch / 349 x 203 x 86 mm
  • Notes
  • A battery powered AM/FM portable radio housed in a hollyberry red plastic cabinet covering MW (200-550 metres), LW (1200-2000 metres) and VHF (88-101 MHz). Elliptical 7 x 3⅝ inch loudspeaker, sockets for car aerial, earphone and tape recorder.

    Similar to the Ferguson 3179 AM/FM portable radio which is housed in a black cabinet.

  • Price in first year of sale
  • 18.40 GBP
  • Literature/Schematics (1)
  • ERT Service Chart 1916 dated October 25th 1973
  • Author
  • Model page created by Howard Craven. See "Data change" for further contributors.

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