Gerard's Erres KY536

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Erres KY536 Table top

Among the earliest radios with FM.

**Data for Erres KY536**
Production	The Netherlands, 1953.
Bands	LW MW SW FM.
Tubes	EC92 ECH81 EF85 EABC80 EL84 EM34 EZ80.
Cabinet	Moulded and spray painted. Size 51x31x21 cm.
Power	AC.

The Design

The first FM radios were introduced in the Netherlands in 1950 (the Philips BX700A) and broadcasts started around that time. Not many FM sets were sold in the beginning because they were expensive and the programs merely copied what could already be heard on MW. Around 1955 the piano-key design became popular and sets with a rotary bandswitch became obsolete. This radio combines the modern FM with the good old rotary switch.

Obtained	8/2003 from Pim Vercoulen.
Condition	6.
Disposed	Sold 5/2005.

This Object

It plays somewhat on the AM bands (LW, MW, and SW), but FM is silent. The FM tuner has just a single triode (EC92) and this is a bit poor design. It fails if the EC92 wears out just a little bit. The volume control does not turn up the volume properly. The magic eye (EM34) gives a little light, visible in a darkened room.

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