The Tingey Unit System

Tingey Wireless, W.R.H. Tingey; London

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  • Year
  • 1922
  • Category
  • Amateur-Receiver (amateur bands, may include broadcast bands)
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 330529

 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Tubes
  • 0
  • Main principle
  • TRF (Tuned-Radio-Frequency but use of regeneration unknown)
  • Wave bands
  • Broadcast (MW) and Long Wave.
  • Power type and voltage
  • Storage and/or dry batteries
  • Loudspeaker
  • - For headphones or amp.
  • Material
  • Wooden case, TUBES VISIBLE.
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: The Tingey Unit System - Tingey Wireless, W.R.H. Tingey
  • Shape
  • Tablemodel, with any shape - general.
  • Notes

  • The Tingey Unit System is a modular receiver system for licenced amateurs interested in experimenting with wireless transmissions. The system can be used with different inductances to cover from 200 to 24,000 meters (see below).

    A possible combination of units is C1 (tuner), R1 (receiver) with one of I1 coils, A1 (RF amp), any combination of A2 (RF amp) and A3 (AF amp) units and a T1 headset transformer. There was also a Crystal Rectifier Unit, a detector especially recommended for telephony, which could replace a valve detector.

    The following units were available in January 1922:

    • A1 Multi HF Amplifier Transformer Unit: RF amp to be used with transformers T2 (1 valve)
    • A2 Multi HF Amplifier Unit: RF amp, choke and resistance type (1 valve)
    • A3 Multi LF Amplifier Unit: AF amp (1 valve)
    • A4 Multi HF Unit: without inductance or variable condenser
    • C1 Condensers: a pair of variable capacitors, tuning for R1
    • I1 Type A Inductance: coils from 200 to 1,600 meters
    • I1 Type B Inductance: coils from 1,000 to 8,500 meters
    • I1 Type C Inductance: coils from 5,000 to 24,000 meters
    • J1 to J8 Junction brackets: connector brackets with 2 or 4 leads
    • P1 Inductance Plugs: different plugs to connect the coils I1
    • P2 Brown's Phones: S.G. Brown type D headphones
    • R1 Receivers: a receiver, needs tuner C1 (2 valves)
    • R6: Type R valves
    • T1 Multi Telephone Transformer Unit: to connect headphones
    • T2 Interchangeable Transformers: to be used with A1

    In Aug. 1922 additional units were added:

    • A24 Combined Unit: both fixed and variable tuning, tuned or stand-by position
    • R* Receiver: for Type R valves
    • R1* Receivers: for Mullard valves
    • RS Single Valve Receiver
    • RV Unit HF: to follow RS unit

    Tingey also offered Brown's Relay Unit for rapid connection to the Unit System (probably this model).

    Similar sets were offered by:

  • Mentioned in
  • Archeofon rivista Italiana per mostra radio d'epoca
  • Literature/Schematics (1)
  • -- Original prospect or advert (WW and Radio Review, Jan. 1, 1922)
  • Author
  • Model page created by Pier Antonio Aluffi. See "Data change" for further contributors.

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