• 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
• 50573

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• Number of Tubes
• 5

• Valves / Tubes
• 6A8G 6K7G 6Q7G 6K6G 6X5G

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

• Wave bands
• Broadcast (MW) and Tropical/Marine/Police Band(s) = 150-200m.

• Power type and voltage
• Line / Batteries (any type) / 115 or 6 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil)

• Power out
• 1.5 W (unknown quality)

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: 38-35B - Philco, Philadelphia Stg. Batt

• Shape
• Tablemodel, Tombstone = decorative upright, not cathedral but can have rounded edges.

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 310 x 390 x 200 inch / 7874 x 9906 x 5080 mm

• Notes
• Model 38-15B tunes BC and State Police in a single band 530 - 1720 kHz. A plug switch is used to select 115 VAC or 6 VDC power supply.

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 7.8 kg / 17 lb 2.9 oz (17.181 lb)

• External source of data
• Ernst Erb

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

• Circuit diagram reference
• Rider's Perpetual, Volume 9 = 1938 and before

• Mentioned in
• Antique Radios, Johnson 1986

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Philco Radio 1928-1942

• Other Models

• Here you find 4006 models, 2205 with images and 3656 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Philco, Philadelphia Stg. Batt. Co.; USA