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Vintage Radios: Defiant R101
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Size (approx): |
29cm x 21cm x 14cm (w/h/d) |
| Power: | AC or DC Mains only | |
| Wavebands: | Two; LW (1200 to 2000m), MW (200 to 550m) | |
| Controls: | Left knob on/off/volume and the right knob for tuning and push to wave change. | |
| Design: | Rounded spray painted cream with gold plastic speaker grill. Gold on brown tuning scale with gold coloured knob caps unfortunately make quite a dull impact. Aerial socket only with built-in ferrite rod aerial. Stuck on logo looks an afterthought. | |
| Date: | c late 1950's | |
| Manufacturer: | Defiant (Co-operative Wholesale Society Ltd.) | |
| Comments: | Good condition, but quite dull really. Push/pull wave change knob is liable to break. |
| Line up: | UCH81, UBF80, UCL83, UY85 (Mullards in place) |
| History: | Defiant was a brand from as far back as 1933, when the name was invented by the Co-op. Main stream wholesales refused to supply the Co-op as their dividend (points) scheme was seen a discounting. Co-op decided to defiantly make their own. Ironic these days when loyalty schemes are the norm rather than the exception. |