VALRADIO
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VALRADIO |
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57, Fortess Road, London, NW5 [1950]
New Chapel Road, High Street, Feltham, Middlesex [Late 1951]
Browells Lane, Feltham, Middlesex (Service Dept.)
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![Picture of cabinet of Valradio's first sets [5K]](../../dbase/valradio/tva.jpg) |
| Advertising Flyer | Cabinet of Valradio's first model. |
Valradio specialised in high-end projection sets, releasing their first sets when the Mullard projection system began to establish itself in 1950. A very unusual feature of their early sets is the range of supply voltages ; not only did they produce AC and AC/DC versions but also versions for 110V D.C. and 50V D.C., presumably the latter being for use onboard ships ?
When transmissions started on Band III Valradio also produced a multi-channel tuner for conversion of Band I sets.
They continued producing projection sets certainly until the late 60's. The Duotel 34 and Unitel 33 are described in the October 1965 issue of Wireless World. The Unitel 33 is also mentioned "Radio Year Book 1969/70".
![Model V3 with screen [5K]](../../dbase/valradio/v3.jpg) |
![Picture of model V3C [4K]](../../dbase/valradio/v3c.jpg) |
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| V3 | V3C | V6 (screen extra) |
| YEAR | MODEL | STYLE | CRT | VALVES | RF | NOTES | PRICE | |||
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| 1950 | TVA | C | 19" x 14¼" Projection |
19 | 1ch S/Het London, Birmingham or Holme Moss |
AC only. |
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| 1950 | TVDA | Standard AC/DC . |
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| 1950 | TVD110 | 110V DC. | ||||||||
| 1950 | TVD50 | 50V DC. | ||||||||
| 1951 | V2¹ | (19" x 14") | 21 | S/Het | AC |
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| Sept51 | V3¹ | Metal cube 18"x18"x18" |
4ft x 3ft Projection |
S/Het |
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| <=Nov52 | V3C | S/Het |
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| ? | TV31,TV32,TV33 | Varients of V3 ? | ||||||||
| 52/53 | V5 | Projection | 22 | AC Mains. Still on sale in late 1957. |
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| V5F | S/Het | |||||||||
| 52/53 | V5C | Projection | S/Het | AC |
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| V5CF | S/Het | |||||||||
| >=1954 | V6 | Projection | 22 | S/Het | AC Mains |
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| V6F | S/Het | |||||||||
| V10 | S/Het | (Model V10T was still on sale in late 1957) | ||||||||
| >=1954 | V15M | Projection | 22 | AC Mains |
Note 1: Models V2 and V3 were also available as export models V2E and V3E supporting 525/625 lines with negative modulation for video and FM sound.
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| Unitel 33 |
| YEAR | MODEL | STYLE | CRT | VALVES | RF | NOTES | PRICE |
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| <=1965 | Unitel33 | C | 33" x 14¾" Projection |
VHF & UHF | .The receivers used stabilised supplies claimed to remain within +/-0.5% for mains variations of 25%. |
£280 (Tax?) | |
| <=1965 | Duotel34 | C | 34"x25½" Projection |
£340 (Tax?) |
![Click for larger view [230K]](../../dbase/valradio/ad/flyer1a.jpg) |
![Click for larger view [255K]](../../dbase/valradio/ad/flyer1.jpg) |
| Brochure, year unknown. | |
![Click for larger view [138K]](../../dbase/valradio/ad/tva.jpg) |
![Click for larger view [83K]](../../dbase/valradio/ad/v3c.jpg) |
![Click for larger view [481K]](../../dbase/valradio/ad/v6.jpg) |
| TVA Advert from December 1950 Link to larger view [138K] |
V3C Advert from November 1952 Link to larger view [83K] |
V6 Mini-Console Undated Advert Link to larger view [481K] |
| Notes : | 1. | Provisional price at time of release. Probably introdued
at £130-10-0 (prices do not include screen or stand). Practical Television magazine for December 1951 quotes price of £131-0-0 + tax. |
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