• Manufacturer : Mende - Radio
  • Type : VE301B2 - "Volksempfaenger"
  • Produced : 1934 - Germany
  • Frequency range : MW, LW
  • Receiving mode : audion - regenerative
  • Tubes : KC1 (KC4), KC1, KL1
  • Speaker, phones : internal high impedance voice coil pending system
          speaker named "freischwinger" (2000 ohms )
  • Power supply : batteries
       - Heating for tubes : 2V / 0,2A DC
 
       - Anode voltage : 90V - 130V / 5 mA  - 9 mA DC
 
       - Bias voltage : 7,5V - 12V DC
  • Receiving estimation (1-10) : 7 ( 8 with KC4 )
  • Global estimation (1-10) : 8
  • Specials : needs long wire antenna and earth
       - needs 3x batteries or more better "battery eliminator"
 
       - the first tube KC1 was exchanged with tube KC4 which works much better

        ( has higher gradient as KC1 )
  • Note : early nazi's battery radio, has been developed for non electrify areas
         in Germany with low power comsumptation
       - very rare and wanted product!
 
       - this device is similar (design) of the first propaganda battery radio VE301B

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