• Country
• Great Britain (UK)

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Sterling Telephone & Electric Co. Ltd.; London

• Year
• 1916

• Category
• Commercial Transmitter (TX not Transceiver)

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 276025

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• Main principle
• Transmitter

• Wave bands
• Wave Bands given in the notes.

• Power type and voltage
• Storage Battery for all (e.g. for car radios and amateur radios) / 6 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• - - No sound reproduction output.

• Material
• Metal case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Sterling Type 52 Transmitter - Sterling Telephone & Electric

• Shape
• Chassis only or for «building in»

• Notes

• Powered from a 6V accumulator.

  The wavelength could be set from 100 to 335 metres.

  1331 were produced and 113 were made by Sterling at a cost of 46 pounds 13 shillings. The remainder built by the War Department Factories at only 9 pounds 9 shillings.

  See also: Airborne Spark W/T Transmitter 1

  Improvements to this transmitter became 1 to 4 and 3459 were produced.

  The difference between the Sterling 52 and later models was the fitting of a second coupling clip to the helix inductance.

   A long range version was also produced, the Sterling 52A transmitter which had a 120 watt input and was powered from 24 Volts.

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 4 kg / 8 lb 13 oz (8.811 lb)

• Price in first year of sale
• 46.65 UK£

• Mentioned in
• HRSA Radiowaves, No. 23 January 1988

• Author
• Model page created by Gary Cowans. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 39 models, 33 with images and 6 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Sterling Telephone & Electric Co. Ltd.; London