• Year
  • 1933/1934
  • Category
  • Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 139815

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 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Tubes
  • 11
  • Main principle
  • Superhet with RF-stage; ZF/IF 175 kHz
  • Wave bands
  • Broadcast (MW), Police, sometimes also early TV (75-200m).
  • 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: 17D - Philco, Philadelphia Stg. Batt
  • Shape
  • Console, Lowboy (legs < 50 %).
  • Notes
  • The model 17 series was similar to the model 18 series of high-end multiband receivers, but had only two bands (BC and 1.5 - 4 MHz) and fewer cabinet styles. It was also less popular and was sold for a shorter time than the model 18 series. Like the model 18 series, the 17 series had shadow meters (tuning aid) and QAVC ("quite automatic volume control"), a squelch circuit to quiet noise between stations.

    There were six models in the series: Model 17B (1934-34) was a cathedral. Model 17L (1933) was the earlier of two lowboys, with four mostly vertical bars through the speaker grill. Model 17LS (1933-34) was the later more ornate lowboy, with four narrow vertical bars at the sides of the speaker grill, along with other embellishments. Model 17D (1933) was a highboy with doors. Model 17RX was a chairside with separate large speaker cabinet. Model 17XS (1933-34) was a floor-type console with inclined sounding board.

    The chassis used in the 17B cathedral used a type 80 rectifier, while those used in other less compact models used a 5Z3. There was a version of the chassis designed for 25-40 Hz power, and these chassis are marked as "17A" (with the -A being a chassis suffix, not to be confused with the suffix of the main model number, which designates cabinet style).

  • Price in first year of sale
  • 150.00 $
  • Circuit diagram reference
  • Rider's Perpetual, Volume 4 = ca. 1934 and before
  • Literature/Schematics (1)
  • Philco 1928-36 Wiring Diagrams, Parts Lists, and Essential Service Data
  • Literature/Schematics (3)
  • Philco Folder for 1933/34.
  • Author
  • Model page created by Thomas Albrecht. See "Data change" for further contributors.

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