• Year
  • 1935
  • Category
  • Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 85193

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 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Tubes
  • 7
  • Main principle
  • Superhet with RF-stage; ZF/IF 460 kHz
  • Wave bands
  • Broadcast plus 2 Short Wave bands.
  • Power type and voltage
  • Alternating Current supply (AC) / 115 Volt
  • Loudspeaker
  • Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil)
  • Material
  • Wooden case
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: 97B - Philco, Philadelphia Stg. Batt
  • Shape
  • Tablemodel, Tombstone = decorative upright, not cathedral but can have rounded edges.
  • Notes
  • Model 97B is shouldered tombstone with a lyre-shaped speaker opening with three vertical bars through the center. Model 97X is a floor-type console with inclined sounding board and three fluted square bars in front of the speaker. Both models use a 3-band (BC - 18 MHz) 7-tube chassis with shadow meter (tuning aid).
  • Circuit diagram reference
  • Rider's Perpetual, Volume 6 = 1935 and before
  • Literature/Schematics (1)
  • Philco 1928-36 Wiring Diagrams, Parts Lists, and Essential Service Data
  • Author
  • Model page created by Gidi Verheijen. See "Data change" for further contributors.

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