• Year
  • 1949/1950
  • Category
  • Television Receiver (TV) or Monitor
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 100984

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 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Tubes
  • 26
  • Main principle
  • Superheterodyne (common)
  • Wave bands
  • VHF incl. FM and/or UHF (see notes for details)
  • Power type and voltage
  • AC/DC-set / 220 Volt
  • Loudspeaker
  • Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 15 cm = 5.9 inch
  • Material
  • Wooden case
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: TX594U - Philips; Eindhoven tubes
  • Shape
  • Tablemodel, Tombstone = decorative upright, not cathedral but can have rounded edges.
  • Notes
  • Television receiver for experimental broadcast, VHF channel 4 only, 567 lines. The ca. 150 pieces made of this receiver were distributed amongst Philips employees in Eindhoven.

    The set is called "Radio-Televisie ontvanger" in the technical documentation although it only receives TV broadcasts. It was nicknamed "hondje" (small dog).

    Tubes are listed once per type; the complement might be incomplete / inaccurate.

  • Mentioned in
  • -- Original-techn. papers.

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