Conrad SW Vintage tube radio 10101 14 years and over 10101 Data Sheet

 

 

 

This nostalgic short-wave radio is a real tube audion as they were built in the early days of radio 
technology. A high-frequency tube in the receiver ensures outstanding reception, while a modern 
amplifier IC provides the required volume. Tubes were usually operated with dangerously high anode 

voltages in excess of 100 V. 
This radio will, however, not 
need any more than 15 V.  

An audion is a straight 
receiver that, in contrast to the 
superhet as they were 
common later, does not 
require any interim 
frequencies. The adjustable 
feedback is the reason for the 
good reception of an audion. 
Fine adjustment of the 
feedback changes the 
amplification and selectivity of 

the radio and permits making the best of any reception situation. The receiver therefore is not all that 
easy to operate, but it often achieves the reception performance of modern world receivers and can 
even exceed it in some cases.  

Take lots of time and leisure to take long trips into the short-wave area. Enjoy the mysterious glow 
of the tube cathode and the special sound. Listen to stations from many countries, particularly in 
the evening. Set frequency and feedback precisely and listen even to very distant stations.  

The tube 6J1 used was long used in military communication. This is a special high-frequency tube with 
a particularly low heat output. The radio works with a heating battery of 6 V and an additional anode 
battery of 9 V with an anode voltage up to 15 V. The 6J1 corresponds to the European EF95, also 
used in commercial and military technology but never in radios or TVs for household use. Only after 
semi-conductors had mostly replaced the tube was it possible to use stock from the heyday of tube 
technology for experiments