• Year
  • 1965
  • Category
  • Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 89889

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 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Transistors
  • 7
  • Main principle
  • Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 470 kHz
  • Wave bands
  • Broadcast (MW) and Long Wave.
  • Power type and voltage
  • Dry Batteries / 9 Volt
  • Loudspeaker
  • Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) - elliptical / Ø 6 inch = 15.2 cm
  • Power out
  • 1 W (unknown quality)
  • Material
  • Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: B818 - Murphy Radio Ltd.; Welwyn
  • Shape
  • Portable set > 8 inch (also usable without mains)
  • Dimensions (WHD)
  • 10 x 6.5 x 2.5 inch / 254 x 165 x 64 mm
  • Notes
  • Early model released in August 1965 had a Luxembourg 208 m preset, later model had Bandspread 187-210 m. Same chassis as the Bush TR130. Price in 1965 £15 15s 0d including tax. Elliptical loudspeaker 6 x 4 inch.
  • Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
  • 1.7 kg / 3 lb 11.9 oz (3.744 lb)
  • Price in first year of sale
  • 16.00 GBP
  • Source of data
  • - - Data from my own collection
  • Literature/Schematics (1)
  • -- Original-techn. papers.
  • Literature/Schematics (2)
  • RER Service data sheet R259
  • Author
  • Model page created by Howard Craven. See "Data change" for further contributors.

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