• Country
• Australia

• Manufacturer / Brand
• TCA, Telecommunications Co. of Australia Pty. Ltd.; Alberton SA

• Year
• 1959 ?

• Category
• Commercial Transmitter & Receiver (TRX not Amateur)

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 333145

Click on the schematic thumbnail to request the schematic as a free document.

• Number of Tubes
• 18

• Valves / Tubes
• 6AK5 6AM6 6AU6 6AN5 6AU6 6AU6 6M8 12AT7 6AU6 6AU6 6AL5 6AM5 12AT7 12AT7 QQE03/12 QQE03/12 12AT7 12AT7

• Main principle
• Transceiver

• Wave bands
• Wave Bands given in the notes.

• Power type and voltage
• Storage Battery for all (e.g. for car radios and amateur radios) / 12 Volt

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

• Material
• Metal case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: TCA FM1649 - TCA, Telecommunications Co. of

• Shape
• Chassis only or for «building in»

• Notes

• FM1649 VHF FM Transceiver was a single-unit construction equipment designed for under-dash mounting.

  It utilised a 7½ watt RF output, crystal-controlled transmitter utilizing FM modulation in the 70 to 85 MHz band.

  The tranceiver was used extensivly in the Taxi industry. 

   

   

• Mentioned in
• - - Manufacturers Literature

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

• Other Models

• Here you find 5 models, 2 with images and 1 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from TCA, Telecommunications Co. of Australia Pty. Ltd.; Alberton SA