Variant 5550

Stern-Radio Sonneberg, VEB, RFT; SONRA; -vorm.: EAK (Ostd.) - ex. AEG

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Country
Germany

Manufacturer / Brand
Stern-Radio Sonneberg, VEB, RFT; SONRA; -vorm.: EAK (Ostd.) - ex. AEG

Year
1966

Category
Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

Radiomuseum.org ID
73070

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Schematics

Variant 5550; Stern-Radio (ID = 108424) Radio — Stern-Radio Variant 5550 (3)

Variant 5550; Stern-Radio (ID = 841383) Radio — Stern-Radio Variant 5550 (3)

Variant 5550; Stern-Radio (ID = 841387) Radio — Stern-Radio Variant 5550 (3)

Variant 5550; Stern-Radio (ID = 2168224) Radio — Stern-Radio Variant 5550 (1)

Variant 5550; Stern-Radio (ID = 2168226) Radio — Stern-Radio Variant 5550 (1)

Variant 5550; Stern-Radio (ID = 1982783) Radio — Stern-Radio Variant 5550 (2)

Variant 5550; Stern-Radio (ID = 67295) Radio — Stern-Radio Variant 5550 (1)

Variant 5550; Stern-Radio (ID = 67296) Radio — Stern-Radio Variant 5550 (1)

Variant 5550; Stern-Radio (ID = 72186) Radio — Stern-Radio Variant 5550 (1)

Variant 5550; Stern-Radio (ID = 72185) Radio — Stern-Radio Variant 5550 (1)

Variant 5550; Stern-Radio (ID = 72187) Radio — Stern-Radio Variant 5550 (1)

Variant 5550; Stern-Radio (ID = 215616) Radio — Stern-Radio Variant 5550 (1)

Variant 5550; Stern-Radio (ID = 215617) Radio — Stern-Radio Variant 5550 (1)

Variant 5550; Stern-Radio (ID = 215619) Radio — Stern-Radio Variant 5550 (1)

Variant 5550; Stern-Radio (ID = 222445) Radio — Stern-Radio Variant 5550 (1)

Variant 5550; Stern-Radio (ID = 222446) Radio — Stern-Radio Variant 5550 (1)

Variant 5550; Stern-Radio (ID = 222447) Radio — Stern-Radio Variant 5550 (1)

Variant 5550; Stern-Radio (ID = 222448) Radio — Stern-Radio Variant 5550 (1)

Variant 5550; Stern-Radio (ID = 236580) Radio — Stern-Radio Variant 5550 (1)

Variant 5550; Stern-Radio (ID = 297649) Radio — Stern-Radio Variant 5550 (1)

Variant 5550; Stern-Radio (ID = 299220) Radio — Stern-Radio Variant 5550 (1)

Variant 5550; Stern-Radio (ID = 841385) Radio — Stern-Radio Variant 5550 (2)
RFT-Serviceanleitung

Variant 5550; Stern-Radio (ID = 889249) Radio — Stern-Radio Variant 5550 (1)

Variant 5550; Stern-Radio (ID = 889250) Radio — Stern-Radio Variant 5550 (1)

Variant 5550; Stern-Radio (ID = 1142951) Radio — Stern-Radio Variant 5550 (1)
Gerät nicht mehr in meinem Besitz.

Variant 5550; Stern-Radio (ID = 1142952) Radio — Stern-Radio Variant 5550 (1)
Gerät nicht mehr in meinem Besitz.

Variant 5550; Stern-Radio (ID = 1142953) Radio — Stern-Radio Variant 5550 (1)
Gerät nicht mehr in meinem Besitz.

Variant 5550; Stern-Radio (ID = 1142954) Radio — Stern-Radio Variant 5550 (1)
Gerät nicht mehr in meinem Besitz.

Variant 5550; Stern-Radio (ID = 1142955) Radio — Stern-Radio Variant 5550 (1)
Gerät nicht mehr in meinem Besitz.

Variant 5550; Stern-Radio (ID = 1142956) Radio — Stern-Radio Variant 5550 (1)
Gerät nicht mehr in meinem Besitz.

Variant 5550; Stern-Radio (ID = 2356634) Radio — Stern-Radio Variant 5550 (1)

Variant 5550; Stern-Radio (ID = 2356635) Radio — Stern-Radio Variant 5550 (1)

Variant 5550; Stern-Radio (ID = 2356637) Radio — Stern-Radio Variant 5550 (1)

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Technical Specifications

Number of Tubes
5

Valves / Tubes
ECC85 ECH81 EAF801 ECL86 EM84

Main principle
Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 455/10700 kHz

Tuned circuits
6 AM circuit(s) 10 FM circuit(s)

Wave bands
Broadcast, Long Wave, Short Wave plus FM or UHF.

Power type and voltage
Alternating Current supply (AC) / 110; 127; 220; 240 Volt

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

Power out
3 W (unknown quality)

Material
Wooden case

from Radiomuseum.org
Model: Variant 5550 - Stern-Radio Sonneberg, VEB,

Shape
Tablemodel with Push Buttons.

Dimensions (WHD)
710 x 220 x 272 mm / 28 x 8.7 x 10.7 inch

Notes
Ferritantenne, 2 Ge-Dioden, letztes mit Röhren bestücktes Radio aus Sonneberg. Der Variant 5550 war ab Mitte 1966 im Handel erhältlich. Er gehört mit dem Tucana zu einer neuen Sonneberger Gerätekonzeption röhrenbestückter Empfänger.

Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
10 kg / 22 lb 0.4 oz (22.026 lb)

Price in first year of sale
500.00 DM

Source of data
Die Geschichte der Rundfunkindustrie der DDR Band 1 1945 - 1967 / Radiokatalog Band 2, Ernst Erb

Mentioned in
-- Original-techn. papers. (Funkamateur 1968, Heft 5 Seite 229, rfe 1967 Heft 3 Seite 73)

Literature/Schematics (1)
Service- DVD vom Funkverlag B. Hein.

Author
Model page created by Wolfgang Eckardt. See "Data change" for further contributors.

Other Models
Here you find 385 models, 312 with images and 288 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
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