1950s Battery Valve Portables - Misconceptions?

[Robert Darwent]

But there's no front-end RF amplifier/buffer - the aerial is connected directly to the mixer

Here is the schematic for the Eveready Sky Emperor, looks like the VHF mix/osc pentode is triode strapped.

To clarify, there were at least 70 specific models of VHF battery valve portables produced during the 1950s period by several manufacturers.

My earlier reply regarding the use of either a DC90 or DF97 valve in the VHF tuner was not referring to any particular model, I was simply speaking in general terms to try and convey the obvious VHF tuner differences in models using the DC90 over the DF97.

The last two replies are clearly referring to one specific model or another - I wasn't.

Regards