• Country
• New Zealand-Aotearoa

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Ultimate (Brand), Radio Ltd. & Radio (1936) Ltd.; Auckland

• Year
• 1937

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 310171

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• Number of Tubes
• 8

• Valves / Tubes
• 6K7 6C5 6K7 6K7 6G5 6Q7 6F6G 80

• Main principle
• Superhet with RF-stage; ZF/IF 460 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)

• Tuned circuits
• 7 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast plus 2 Short Wave bands.

• Power type and voltage
• Alternating Current supply (AC) / 220-250V Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil) / Ø 8 inch = 20.3 cm

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Ultimate BCU [Table Chest Cabinet] - Ultimate Brand, Radio Ltd. &

• Shape
• Tablemodel, low profile (big size).

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 23 x 13 x 12 inch / 584 x 330 x 305 mm

• Notes

• 8-Valve (including magic eye) superhet with RF stage all wave table model receiver.

  See also Ultimate BCU, Skyscraper BCS, National BCU, Rolls BCR, Courier BCC & Luxor BCR.

   Manufactured by Radio (1936) Ltd.

  All metal valves except the rectifier and magic eye. 

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 15.3 kg / 33 lb 11.2 oz (33.7 lb)

• Mentioned in
• More Golden Age of Radio (Pictured on page 131)

• Author
• Model page created by Mark Hellewell. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 153 models, 128 with images and 133 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Ultimate (Brand), Radio Ltd. & Radio (1936) Ltd.; Auckland