• Country
• Australia

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Standard Telephones and Cables Pty, Ltd (STC), Sydney

• Year
• 1946/1947

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 155732

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• Number of Tubes
• 4

• Valves / Tubes
• 1C7G 1M5G 1K7G 1L5G

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 455 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)

• Tuned circuits
• 6 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast and Short Wave (SW).

• Power type and voltage
• Storage and/or dry batteries / 6 Volt

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

• Power out
• 0.34 W (unknown quality)

• Material
• Bakelite case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Forbes 240F Ch= 240 - Standard Telephones and Cables

• Shape
• Tablemodel, with any shape - general.

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 335 x 230 x 190 mm / 13.2 x 9.1 x 7.5 inch

• Notes
• Uses vibrator power supply.

• Price in first year of sale
• 36.00 Aus£

• Circuit diagram reference
• Australian Official Radio Service Manual Vol. V

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Australian Official Radio Service Manual AORSM (Volume 5, 1947, Page 313.)

• Author
• Model page created by Stuart Irwin. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 614 models, 263 with images and 302 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Standard Telephones and Cables Pty, Ltd (STC), Sydney