- Country
- United States of America (USA)
- Manufacturer / Brand
- Philco, Philadelphia Stg. Batt. Co.; USA
- Year
- 1937/1938
- Category
- Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
- Radiomuseum.org ID
- 50570
With courtesy from Carol Robinson. Dial view
With courtesy from Carol Robinson.
With courtesy from Carol Robinson.
The Saturday Evening Post 1938
Click on the schematic thumbnail to request the schematic as a free document.
- Number of Tubes
- 9
- Main principle
- Superhet with RF-stage; ZF/IF 470 kHz
- Wave bands
- Broadcast plus 2 Short Wave bands.
- 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: 38-3XX - Philco, Philadelphia Stg. Batt
- Shape
- Console with any shape - in general
- Notes
- Model 38-3XX has "Magnetic Tuning" (automatic frequency control) for eliminating drift and pulling stations to properly centered tuning. Export version had 230 VAC power.
- Price in first year of sale
- 130.00 $
- External source of data
- Ernst Erb
- Source of data
- Collector's Guide to Antique Radios 4. Edition
- Circuit diagram reference
- Rider's Perpetual, Volume 8 = 1937 and before
- Mentioned in
- Philco Radio 1928-1942
- Literature/Schematics (1)
- Pre-War Consoles
- Other Models
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Here you find 4015 models, 2209 with images and 3663 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
All listed radios etc. from Philco, Philadelphia Stg. Batt. Co.; USA
Collections
The model 38-3XX is part of the collections of the following members.
Forum contributions about this model: Philco, Philadelphia: 38-3XX
Threads: 1 | Posts: 3
Hello again, Another newbe question ; I have a 38-3 and a 38-4 Philco. I was wondering if the power transformers are interchangable. The 38-3 is 115v 50 -60 cycle,115-25cycle. the 38 -4 is 110-120v 50 to 60 cycle. 110 V to 120- 25 to 40 cycle, and 115 to 230 50-50 cycle Thanks in advance George
George Davis, 09.Mar.12