• Country
• Netherlands

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Philips; Eindhoven (tubes international!); Miniwatt

• Year
• 1955/1956

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 29822

Click on the schematic thumbnail to request the schematic as a free document.

• Number of Tubes
• 6

• Valves / Tubes
• UCC85 UCH81 UF89 UABC80 UL41 UY85

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 452/10700 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)

• Tuned circuits
• 6 AM circuit(s)     9 FM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast, Long Wave, Short Wave plus FM or UHF.

• Power type and voltage
• AC/DC-set / 127; 220 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) - elliptical

• Material
• Bakelite case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: BX253U /00 /04 - Philips; Eindhoven tubes

• Shape
• Tablemodel with Push Buttons.

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 285 x 180 x 175 mm / 11.2 x 7.1 x 6.9 inch

• Notes
• AM radio with built-in ferroceptor:
  • LW: 150 - 340 kHz.
  • BC: 517 - 1600 kHz.
  • SW: 6 - 12 MHz.
  FM radio with dipole antenna input: 87,5 - 100 MHz.
   
  Loudspeaker: AD2460X (5Ω).

  Dial lamps: 8089D (E10, 12V/100mA).

   

  Although the voltage selector does not mention 110 volt, the radio will work with the selector on 127 volt. See the service manual.

  Version BX253U /04 is electrically identical to version BX253U /00, but the cabinet and knobs are slightly different (see uploaded technical service documentation).

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 2.8 kg / 6 lb 2.7 oz (6.167 lb)

• Price in first year of sale
• 198.00 HFL

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• -- Original-techn. papers.

• Author
• Model page created by Iven Müller. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 5233 models, 4365 with images and 3445 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Philips; Eindhoven (tubes international!); Miniwatt