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Radios: Ultra U626 (aka Troubadour)
Ultra Electric Products: Ultra Y626 (aka
Troubadour)
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Size (approx): |
30cm x 20cm x 14cm (w/h/d) |
| Power: | AC Mains 220-240V only | |
| Wavebands: | Two; LW (1200 to 2000m), MW (200 to 550m) | |
| Controls: | Left knob on/off/volume and the right knob for tuning centrally placed sliding switch for waveband select. | |
| Design: | Bakelite case in plum with cream plastic front. Brass metal speaker grill has fabric behind it. Front knobs are a bit too shallow to turn easily. Back panel is now card. Frame aerial on back panel, including ferrite noise reduction core. Familiar Ultra ridges on the sides. | |
| Date: | September 1949 priced at £11 12s | |
| Manufacturer: | Ultra Electric Ltd. | |
| Comments: | A major change from the other portables; no battery capability so obviously meant as a second set. Date is projected from the smoothing capacitor being labelled January 1950. No other ID. | |
| Line up: | 10P13, 10LD11, 10F9, 10C1, U404 ( Mazda in place). In some cases the double diode triode valve, 10LD11 was substituted for with a Mullard URC41. |