- Country
- Australia
- Manufacturer / Brand
- Mullard Radio Company (Australia) Ltd.; Sydney
- Year
- 1948–1953
- Category
- Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
- Radiomuseum.org ID
- 171944
Click on the schematic thumbnail to request the schematic as a free document.
- Number of Tubes
- 5
- Main principle
- Superhet with RF-stage; ZF/IF 455 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)
- Tuned circuits
- 5 AM circuit(s)
- Wave bands
- Broadcast only (MW).
- Power type and voltage
- Dry Batteries / 90 & 1.5 Volt
- Loudspeaker
- Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 6 inch = 15.2 cm
- Material
- Metal case
- from Radiomuseum.org
- Model: MBS-1050 - Mullard Radio Company
- Shape
- Portable set > 8 inch (also usable without mains)
- Dimensions (WHD)
- 13 x 12 x 5 inch / 330 x 305 x 127 mm
- Notes
-
MODEL: MBS1050
Features: 5V, B/C 6" speaker; operation from either internal or external dry batteries; untuned R.F. stage; anodised alumunium case (bakelite end caps); overall size 13" x 9½" x 5½"; weighs 15 lbs; dial shutter operates main on/off switch; extension leads for external batteries inside case; hinged back for battery changing and service.
Retail selling price: £29/19/6.
Battery types used:
See also Philips version, Radioplayer Model 111.
- Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
- 4 kg / 8 lb 13 oz (8.811 lb)
- Price in first year of sale
- 29.95 AUS £
- Circuit diagram reference
- Australian Official Radio Service Manual Vol. VII
- Mentioned in
- Radio Electrical WEEKLY (Radio Electrical Weekly, Vol. 27, No. 27 (628th Issue), 29/10/1948, Portables Supplement.)
- Literature/Schematics (1)
- - - Manufacturers Literature (Mullard Master Radio Service Data.)
- Literature/Schematics (2)
- Australian Official Radio Service Manual AORSM (Volume 7, 1949, Page 258.)
- Author
- Model page created by Aglef Tröger. See "Data change" for further contributors.
- Other Models
-
Here you find 125 models, 56 with images and 49 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
All listed radios etc. from Mullard Radio Company (Australia) Ltd.; Sydney
Collections
The model is part of the collections of the following members.