• Country
• Australia

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

• Year
• 1961/1962

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 288746

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• Number of Tubes
• 7

• Valves / Tubes

• Number of Transistors

• Semiconductors
• OC170 2N1110 2N1111 TS13 TS13 2N185 2N185 GD4 GD4

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 455 kHz

• Wave bands
• Broadcast only (MW).

• Power type and voltage
• Dry Batteries / 9 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) - elliptical

• Material
• Leather / canvas / plastic - over other material

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Ranger 417 - Standard Telephones and Cables

• Shape
• Portable set > 8 inch (also usable without mains)

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 11 x 7 x 4 inch / 279 x 178 x 102 mm

• Notes

• STC "Ranger" Model 417

    A BC portable radio having seven transistors and two diodes housed in leather cabinet; lift-up rear flap for quick battery change. Finish: grey or tan with gold finished metal trim.

  Features: inbuilt magnetic rod aerial of new design; provision for external aerial. Temperature compensation on all stages. Improved AGC circuits; negative feed-back. Speaker 7" x 5".

  Manufacturer states most service operations including realignment can be carried out without removing chassis from cabinet. Tuning range 530-1620 kC/s (kHz). Operates from one Eveready Type 276P (9V) battery; battery life claimed - 200 hours at average 2 hours a day.

  Controls: on-off, tuning, volume, tone. Large tuning dial, all Austrailan stations marked. (MINGAY'S PRICE SERVICE)

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 2.8 kg / 6 lb 2.7 oz (6.167 lb)

• Price in first year of sale
• 40.95 AUS £

• Mentioned in
• Mingay's Price Service (Feb 1962.)

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• - - Manufacturers Literature (STC radio Service Bulletin Issue No. 162, Oct 1961.)

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• J.R. Publications Transistor Radio Service Handbook (Supplement to Vol. 1, 1960, Page S19.)

• Literature/Schematics (3)
• J.R. Publications Transistor Radio Service Handbook (A Series Handbook, Page S45.)

• Literature/Schematics (4)
• Feb 1962.

• Author
• Model page created by Martin Kent. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 614 models, 262 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