• Country
• Australia

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Radio and Hobbies, Radio Television & Hobbies, Electronics Australia magazine; Sydney

• Year
• 1940

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 275160

Click on the schematic thumbnail to request the schematic as a free document.

• Number of Tubes
• 4

• Valves / Tubes
• 6K8G 6G8G 6V6G 80

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 456 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)

• Tuned circuits
• 6 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast only (MW).

• Power type and voltage
• Alternating Current supply (AC) / 240 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil) / Ø 5 inch = 12.7 cm

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Little General - Radio and Hobbies, Radio

• Shape
• Tablemodel without push buttons, Mantel/Midget/Compact up to 14

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 256 x 178 x 200 mm / 10.1 x 7 x 7.9 inch

• Notes

• Superhet design published in the April 1940 issue of Radio and Hobbies magazine by the editor John Moyle.

  This design was very popular with home constructors in the 1940’s. It set new standards of simplicity of design along with a very compact size.

  Sold as kit from various vendors advertising in Radio & Hobbies magazine.

  Note: The depth dimension includes the knobs and the aerial and earth connections on the back.

• Price in first year of sale
• 3.18 Aus£

• Mentioned in
• -- Original prospect or advert (Radio & Hobbies, April 1940, Pages 27 - 37)

• Author
• Model page created by Gary Cowans. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 35 models, 19 with images and 29 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Radio and Hobbies, Radio Television & Hobbies, Electronics Australia magazine; Sydney