• Country
• Belgium

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Philips Belgium (Belgien)

• Year
• 1955/1956

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 29883

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• Number of Tubes
• 6

• Valves / Tubes
• ECH81 EBF80 EBC81 EL84 EM80 EZ80

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 452 kHz

• Wave bands
• Broadcast, Long Wave and more than two Short Wave bands.

• Power type and voltage
• Alternating Current supply (AC) / 110; 127; 145; 180; 200; 220 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 14 cm = 5.5 inch

• Material
• Bakelite case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: BX459A - Philips Belgium Belgien

• Shape
• Tablemodel with Push Buttons.

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 510 x 343 x 219 mm / 20.1 x 13.5 x 8.6 inch

• Notes

• Wave bands:

  • LW: 600 - 2000 m
  • MW: 150 - 600 m
  • SW1: 11.5 - 20 m
  • SW2: 20 - 60 m
  • SW3: 60 - 190 m

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 21 kg / 46 lb 4.1 oz (46.256 lb)

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

• Other Models

• Here you find 577 models, 553 with images and 331 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
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