• Country
• Australia

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

• Year
• 1951

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 275164

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• Number of Tubes
• 4

• Valves / Tubes
• 6AN7 6N8 6M5 6X4

• 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
• Alternating Current supply (AC) / 240 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 5 inch = 12.7 cm

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Little General Kit No. 8 - Radio and Hobbies, Radio

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

• Notes

• This is an updated version of the famous Radio & Hobbies Little General. The last version was 1947 and Raymond Howe has amended along the lines of simplicity, small size and as few components as possible. This version utilises recently available miniature valves.

• Mentioned in
• Radio & Hobbies, July 1951, Pages 48 - 55

• 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