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Item nr.
Tesla 306U Talisman
An attractive little bakelite radio from Tesla, the former Philips Elektra plants in Czechoslovakia.
Data for Tesla 306U
| Production | Czechoslovakia, 1952.
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| Bands | LW MW SW. |
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| Tubes | UCH21 UCH21 UBL21 UY1N. |
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| Cabinet | Bakelite.
Size 26x16x14 cm.
Weight 2.5 kg. |
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| Power | ACDC 110/220V. |
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| Documents | Circuit diagram. |
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The Design
The Talisman series was extremely successful with about a million copies produced between 1949 and 1958. In Czechoslovakia, with no competition and no import-export with competitive countries, innovation was not a major issue, and besides, the radios were actually very good and well built.
| Obtained | 11/1996
from Rommelwinkel Praag. |
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| Condition | 9. |
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| Disposed | Sold 6/2002. |
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This Object
My Talisman was produced in December 1952. I bought this Tesla in November 1996 in Prague for 700 crowns (50 guilders) and it had to wait until March 1998 for a complete cleanup. The radio suffers low sensitivity, but it receives the local stations very well and found a place in our living where I use it almost daily to listen the news for some time.
Part of Gerard's Radio Corner.
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26/2/2024
by Gerard
(g.tel@uu.nl)