Early GEC Transistor Radios - UK Vintage Radio Repair and Restoration Discussion Forum

saddlestone-man · 14th Apr 2016, 2:42 pm

Hello All

I find the GEC radio model numbering scheme very confusing and it's hard to work out the order in which they were released. It looks like maybe the BC1650 was their first transistor model, but I'm not sure.

Does anyone know the order in which the 1950s GEC transistor models were launched?

best regards ... Stef

60 oldjohn · 14th Apr 2016, 3:48 pm

Most if not all the early GEC models are listed in Jonathan Hill's Radio! Radio! third edition. You may well be right about the BC1640 being the first TR in 1957 then June 1959 BC501.

John.

saddlestone-man · 14th Apr 2016, 5:58 pm

Thanks John.
I have a copy of Radio! Radio! So I'll take a look

Best regards. Stef.

peter_sol · 15th Apr 2016, 8:59 am

It seems that you add the first and second digits (1 and 6) to the last two digits (50)
1+6 +50 =57, 1957 so the estimate was correct.

14th Apr 2016, 2:42 pm	#1
saddlestone-man Hexode Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Cirencester, Gloucestershire, UK. Posts: 391	Early GEC Transistor Radios Hello All I find the GEC radio model numbering scheme very confusing and it's hard to work out the order in which they were released. It looks like maybe the BC1650 was their first transistor model, but I'm not sure. Does anyone know the order in which the 1950s GEC transistor models were launched? best regards ... Stef

14th Apr 2016, 3:48 pm	#2
60 oldjohn Dekatron Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: East Yorkshire, UK. Posts: 3,987	Re: Early GEC Transistor Radios Most if not all the early GEC models are listed in Jonathan Hill's Radio! Radio! third edition. You may well be right about the BC1640 being the first TR in 1957 then June 1959 BC501. John.

14th Apr 2016, 5:58 pm	#3
saddlestone-man Hexode Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Cirencester, Gloucestershire, UK. Posts: 391	Re: Early GEC Transistor Radios Thanks John. I have a copy of Radio! Radio! So I'll take a look Best regards. Stef.

15th Apr 2016, 8:59 am	#4
peter_sol Octode Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Welwyn Garden City, Herts. UK. Posts: 1,906	Re: Early GEC Transistor Radios It seems that you add the first and second digits (1 and 6) to the last two digits (50) 1+6 +50 =57, 1957 so the estimate was correct.