• Country
• United States of America (USA)

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

• Year
• 1941/1942

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 50816

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• Number of Tubes
• 8

• Valves / Tubes
• XXL XXL 7V7 7V7 XXFM 41 41 84

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 455 kHz

• Wave bands
• Broadcast, Short Wave plus FM or UHF.

• Power type and voltage
• Alternating Current supply (AC) / 115 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil) / Ø 12 inch = 30.5 cm

• Power out
• 3 W (unknown quality)

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: 42-390X - Philco, Philadelphia Stg. Batt

• Shape
• Console with Push Buttons.

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 30 x 39.75 x 12.625 inch / 762 x 1010 x 321 mm

• Notes

• Schematic shows 6X5G as rectifier tube. Has 9 pushbuttons, separate bass and treble controls, two built-in antennas.

  In Rider's Perpetual, Volume 14, page 14-42 Philco, under replacement parts; Sch. No. 35 is mislabeled as Resistor.  The part is a Condenser (.05 mfd. 200 volts).

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 53 lb 0 oz (53 lb) / 24.062 kg

• Price in first year of sale
• 95.00 $

• External source of data
• Ernst Erb

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

• Circuit diagram reference
• Rider's Perpetual, Volume 14 = 1944 = before 1943

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

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

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• Pre-War Consoles

• Literature/Schematics (3)
• Radio Retailing (Radio & Television R.) (September 1941 page 31.)

• 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