With
walnut veneered cabinet on two large sled-like black
feet. Brown Bakelite knobs. The speaker opening has
three wooden grille slats. Elongated celluloid wavelength scale
with Bakelite edge and an aluminum trim underneath. The
scale is illuminated by two scale lamps.
The knobs from left to right:
wavelength switch, tuning, on/off/volume control. The
knob below is used for tone control.
Electrodynamic
loudspeaker with exciter coil, diameter 17 cm.
Receives medium wave (190-550
meters) and long wave (700-2000 meters). With band-pass
filter and AVC. The intermediate frequency is 106 kHz.
Sold in Belgium with SBR
licence.
The
receiver looks very similar to the Weco 5021 Charmeur,
made in 1932 (see picture on the right, from the
collection of Roland Desmet (B)). This is possibly a newer version
of this model, made in 1933, with a different chassis
structure, newer tubes, an elongated wavelength scale and a tone
control knob below the tuning knob.
Listen to "Ah! La
Biguine",
sung by Jean Sablon, acc. by l’Orchestre du
Théâtre Daunou (direction by Jef de Murel), Faustin
JeanJean (tp), Léon Ferreri (tp, tb & v), Roger JeanJean
(as,cl), poss. Paul JeanJean (ts,cl), Russell Goudey
(as,bars), Michel Warlob (vln), Michel Emer (p,arr);
Django Reinhardt (g), poss. Henri Bruno (b), Max Elloy
(dm). Recorded in Parijs, March 14, 1933
The back of the receiver
The back of the receiver with back panel
removed
Licence- and
type plates
Weco used a type plate from an older
5014 Duo radio. The last 2 digits on this
type plate were scratched away and modified by hand with
ink or paint; not
uncommon with these radios.
These digits have faded, so unfortunately the complete
type number is unkown.
The scale by night
The radio is tuned to station Radio Paradijs in Utrecht on 189.6
meters (1582 kHz).
Top view of the chassis
Under-chassis view
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