SHOWCASE 6. CELL 6-23
VE
301 and DKE (1933-1945)
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VE 301 W -
"People's Receiver" (Volks-Empfänger)
powered by AC. Long Wave (LW) and Middle Wave (MW) broadcast
bands. Bakelite cabinet. 8-pin side-wall connector for
plug-in accessories. To
be continued after the picture set...
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The
first three of the "People's Receivers" introduced
in 1933 were VE 301 W, VE 301 G and VE 301 B.
All of them were regenerative receivers with a single tuned
circuit. By law VE 301 had to be sold at the fixed
price of 76 RM (Reichsmark) for VE 301 W and
VE 301 G or at 65 RM for battery version VE 301 B. In
1933-1938 VE 301 receivers were the cheapest in
Germany. The
VE 301 W was manufactured by
AEG, Braun, Blaupunkt, Brandt, DeTeWe, Emud, Graetz,
Grassmann, Hagenuk, Koch & Sterzel, Körting, Lange,
Loewe, Lorenz, Lumophon, Mende, Nora, Owin, Philips, Reico,
Saba, Sachsenwerk, Schaleco, Schaub, Seibt, Siemens,
Stassfurt, Tefag, TeKaDe, Telefunken, Valvo, Wega (all from
Germany), Eumig, Hornyphon, Ingelen, Kapsch, Minerva,
Radione, Zerdik (all from Austria). Manufacturer's name
could be found only at the rear wall of a VE 301
receiver.
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