• Country
• United States of America (USA)

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Philco, Philadelphia Stg. Batt. Co.; USA

• Year
• 1936/1937

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 50537

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• Number of Tubes
• 5

• Valves / Tubes
• 6A8G 6K7G 6Q7G 25A6G 25Z6G

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 470 kHz

• Wave bands
• Broadcast only (MW).

• Power type and voltage
• AC/DC-set / 115 & 1 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil) / Ø 13 cm = 5.1 inch

• Power out
• 0.75 W (unknown quality)

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: 37-602C - Philco, Philadelphia Stg. Batt

• Shape
• Tablemodel, low profile (big size).

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 315 x 209 x 168 mm / 12.4 x 8.2 x 6.6 inch

• Notes

• Model 37-602C (1936-37) is the successor to model 602C (1936) and the model 54 series (1933-35), with a 5-tube AC/DC single band chassis in a compact table cabinet. For the 37-602C, the circuitry was updated to use octal tubes.
  
  An unusual design feature of the cabinet is that the front and back are basically identical in design.

• Price in first year of sale
• 30.00 $

• External source of data
• Ernst Erb

• Source of data
• Collector's Guide to Antique Radios 4. Edition

• Circuit diagram reference
• Rider's Perpetual, Volume 7 = 1936 and before

• Mentioned in
• The Radio Collector's Directory and Price Guide 1921 - 1965

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Philco Radio 1928-1942 (Philco Service Bulletin # 243)

• Literature/Schematics (3)
• Philco Folder No. PR-430 for 1937.

• Other Models

• Here you find 4016 models, 2211 with images and 3664 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Philco, Philadelphia Stg. Batt. Co.; USA