Carmen 1 S 616 A
Electronica · 1961
- Manufacturer
- Electronica
- Country
- Romania
- Year
- 1961
- Decade
- 1960s
- Category
- Radio
- Type
- Radio receivers
- Documentation score
- 2/5
- Last edited
- 03 OCT 2026
Specifications
- Tubes
- ECH81, EBF89, ECL82, EM80, EZ80 (3 + 2)
- Wavebands
- LW 150–290 kHz, MW 530–1590 kHz, SW 6–18 MHz
- Sensitivity
- 150 µV (MW)
- Selectivity
- 20 dB
- IF rejection
- > 30 dB
- Image rejection
- > 25 dB
- Audio frequency response
- 100–3000 Hz
- Output power
- 1 W
- Loudspeakers
- 1 × elliptical, 4 Ω, 1 VA
- Power supply
- 110 / 120 / 220 V AC
- Power consumption
- 60 VA
Sources: [1]
Description
The Carmen 1 S 616 A is a mains-powered tube radio receiver designed and made by Electronica in Bucharest in the first half of the 1960s [1]. It belongs to the family of AM receivers with three wavebands and 3 + 2 tubes [1]. It has the same circuit as the Carmen 2 S 624 A and the Carmen 3 S 632 A; the three differ only in the shape and size of the cabinet [1]. The text calls it simply Carmen S 616 A, and the annex lists it as version I [1].
In the source table, sensitivity is given on medium waves for 0.5 W output, selectivity for a signal ±9 kHz (AM) or ±300 kHz (FM) away, the audio frequency response at 1 MHz within 6 dB, and output power at no more than 10% distortion; the quality classes are only indicative, based on IEC recommendations and the Soviet GOST 5651/1951, as Romania had no such standard at the time [1].
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