• Country
• New Zealand-Aotearoa

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Rolls (brand), Stevens and Sons Limited; Christchurch

• Year
• 1938

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 353111

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

• Number of Tubes
• 5

• Valves / Tubes
• 6A8G 6K7G 6Q7G 6F6G 80

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 256 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)

• Tuned circuits
• 6 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast only (MW).

• Power type and voltage
• Alternating Current supply (AC) / 50 Hz, 230 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: Rolls BXR [Mantel] - Rolls brand, Stevens and Sons

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

• Notes

• 5-Valve broadcast (MW) mantel receiver. The BXR chassis was usually fitted into mantel cabinets similar to the Golden Knight BXR and sometimes seen with 6G5 magic eye tuning indicator.

  See also Rolls BBR 1937 using similar cabinet but different chassis. Ultimate BXU and Golden Knight BXR.

  Manufactured by Radio (1936) Ltd for Stevens & Sons Ltd.

• Author
• Model page created by Brian Stevens. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 21 models, 17 with images and 18 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Rolls (brand), Stevens and Sons Limited; Christchurch