BX553A

• Country
• Netherlands

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

• Year
• 1955/1956

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 29950

• Picture
• Schematics

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• Number of Tubes
• 9

• Valves / Tubes
• ECC85 ECH81 EF89 EF85 EM80 EABC80 EL84 UL41 EZ80

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

• Tuned circuits
• 6 AM circuit(s)     12 FM circuit(s)

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

• Power type and voltage
• Alternating Current supply (AC) / 110, 127, 145, 160, 180, 220 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 19 cm = 7.5 inch

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: BX553A - Philips; Eindhoven tubes

• Shape
• Tablemodel with Push Buttons.

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 625 x 413 x 235 mm / 24.6 x 16.3 x 9.3 inch

• Notes
• AM radio with built-in ferroceptor:
  • LW: 150 - 345 kHz.
  • BC: 519 - 1610 kHz.
  • SW: 5,9 - 18,1 MHz.
  FM radio with dipole antenna input: 87,5 - 100 MHz.
   
  Amplifier: SRPP¹ type.

  Loudspeaker: 9754AM (800 Ohm, co-axial).

  Dial lamp: 8024N (6.3V / 300mA, bajonet).

   

  ¹shunt regulated push-pull amplifier

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 12 kg / 26 lb 6.9 oz (26.432 lb)

• Price in first year of sale
• 378.00 Dfl

• Source of data
• Guida Pratica Antique Radio III (2000)

• 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