Marconi BD517C microphone and general purpose amplifier module
- Made:
- 1961 in United Kingdom
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Marconi BD517C Microphone Amplifier Module, valve, 1961.
The original BD517 amplifiers date from 1951 - 1955. This improved version, the BD517C, was first manufactured in 1961 and would have been used in TV production/broadcast.
The Marconi Wireless Telegraph Company merged with EMI Ltd in 1934, and the BBC adopted the Marconi-EMI system for public television broadcast in 1936.
Details
- Category:
- Television
- Collection:
- BBC Heritage Collection
- Object Number:
- 2012-5118/32
- Materials:
- plastic (unidentified), metal (unknown) and electronic components
- Measurements:
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overall: 160 mm x 240 mm x 120 mm, 2.5 kg
- type:
- amplifier
