• Year
  • 1941/1942
  • Category
  • Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 50819

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 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Tubes
  • 5
  • Main principle
  • Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 455 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)
  • Wave bands
  • Broadcast plus 2 Short Wave bands.
  • Power type and voltage
  • AC/DC-set / 115 or 230 Volt
  • Loudspeaker
  • Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil)
  • Power out
  • 1.6 W (unknown quality)
  • Material
  • Bakelite case
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: 42-706C - Philco, Philadelphia Stg. Batt
  • Notes
  • Model 42-706C is a "Philco-Tropic" radio intended for harsh environments. This model uses a ballast resistor. Line voltage is selected by inserting the ballast into its socket as designated for each voltage.
  • External source of data
  • Ernst Erb
  • Circuit diagram reference
  • Rider's Perpetual, Volume 14 = 1944 = before 1943
  • Literature/Schematics (1)
  • Philco 1942 RMS Year Book

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