Big Ben Portable Six
Stockall, Marples & Co. Ltd.; London
- Country
- Great Britain (UK)
- Manufacturer / Brand
- Stockall, Marples & Co. Ltd.; London
- Year
- 1927
- Category
- Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
- Radiomuseum.org ID
- 205674
- Number of Tubes
- 6
- Valves / Tubes
- Main principle
- Superheterodyne (common)
- Tuned circuits
- 3 AM circuit(s)
- Wave bands
- Broadcast only (MW).
- Power type and voltage
- Storage and/or dry batteries
- Loudspeaker
- Magnetic loudspeaker (reed) generic.
- from Radiomuseum.org
- Model: Big Ben Portable Six - Stockall, Marples & Co. Ltd.;
- Shape
- Portable set > 8 inch (also usable without mains)
- Dimensions (WHD)
- 13 x 19 x 8.5 inch / 330 x 483 x 216 mm
- Notes
- 6 Valve portable superheterodyne receiver. Wave range 200-600 metres. Enclosed frame aerial. Built-in Celestion loudspeaker. Battery in separate box, 6 x 11 x 9", weighing 18 lbs.
- Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
- 19 lb (19 lb 0 oz) / 8.626 kg
- Price in first year of sale
- 34.00 GBP
- Source of data
- Wireless World (The), London (WW, 79)
- Author
- Model page created by John Koster. See "Data change" for further contributors.
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Here you find 6 models, 5 with images and 0 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
All listed radios etc. from Stockall, Marples & Co. Ltd.; London