Minerva Record W 566 – Austrian Tube Radio from 1955

The Minerva Record W 566 is an Austrian valve table radio from the mid-1950s. It was manufactured by Minerva-Radio, Radiola-Radioapparate und Bestandteile W. Wohleber & Co. in Vienna, Austria. Radiomuseum.org lists the model as Record W 566 with EM80 and six push buttons, dating it to 1955.

The set belongs to the generation of larger post-war domestic receivers that combined the traditional AM wavebands with FM/UKW reception. With its polished wooden cabinet, large front dial, six push buttons and three loudspeakers, the Record W 566 was intended as a well-equipped living-room radio rather than a small utility receiver.

The valve line-up is typical for a better Austrian FM receiver of this period: ECC85, ECH81, EF89, EABC80, EM80, EL84 and EZ80. The radio is a superheterodyne receiver with six AM tuned circuits and nine FM tuned circuits.

Condition

This Minerva Record W 566 is preserved in unrestored condition, exactly as acquired. No electrical or cosmetic restoration has yet been carried out.

Technical Data

• Manufacturer: Minerva-Radio, Radiola-Radioapparate und Bestandteile W. Wohleber & Co., Vienna, Austria
• Model: Record W 566
• Year: 1955
• Type: valve table radio
• Principle: superheterodyne receiver
• Wavebands: long wave, medium wave, short wave and FM/UKW
• Tuned circuits: 6 AM circuits, 9 FM circuits
• Valves / tubes: ECC85, ECH81, EF89, EABC80, EM80, EL84, EZ80
• Tuning indicator: EM80
• Loudspeakers: 3
• Controls: 6 push buttons
• Cabinet: wooden table cabinet
• Power supply: AC mains, 110–240 V
• Dimensions: approx. 520 × 325 × 225 mm
• Weight: approx. 10 kg
• Original price: 2,055 Austrian Schilling

Circuit Diagram

References and Further Reading

• Radiomuseum.org – Minerva Record W 566
  Main reference for this model, including year, manufacturer, tube line-up, wavebands, loudspeaker count, dimensions, weight, original price and the note “mit EM80 und 6 Tasten”.
• museum-digital österreich –Minerva Record W 566

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