• Country
• Great Britain (UK)

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Perdio Electronics Ltd. / Products Ltd.; London, Stanmore

• Year
• 1959

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 79475

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• Number of Transistors
• 7

• Semiconductors
• OC44 OC45 OC45 OC71 or. OC72 or. OC78 OC71 or. OC72 or. OC78 V15/10P or. OC81 V15/10P or. OC81 OA79 OA70

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 470 kHz; 3 AF stage(s)

• Tuned circuits
• 5 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast, Long Wave and Short Wave.

• Power type and voltage
• Dry Batteries / 2 x 4.5 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) - elliptical

• Power out
• 1 W (unknown quality)

• Material
• Leather / canvas / plastic - over other material

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Continental PR73 [Early] - Perdio Electronics Ltd. /

• Shape
• Portable set > 8 inch (also usable without mains)

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 11.5 x 9 x 4 inch / 292 x 229 x 102 mm

• Notes

• This Early version has only 1 LF interstage transformer between the 2nd and the 3rd LF stage. No output transformer. Compare with model PR73 late version.

• Source of data
• Radio! Radio!

• Circuit diagram reference
• Radio and TV Servicing books (R&TVS) book

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Trader Sheet 1456.

• Author
• Model page created by Konrad Birkner † 12.08.2014. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 63 models, 53 with images and 39 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Perdio Electronics Ltd. / Products Ltd.; London, Stanmore