- Country
- New Zealand-Aotearoa
- Manufacturer / Brand
- Dominion Radio & Electrical Corp. Ltd (Dreco), Philco; Auckland
- Year
- 1956 ?
- Category
- Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
- Radiomuseum.org ID
- 167317
- Number of Tubes
- 5
- Main principle
- Superheterodyne (common); 2 AF stage(s)
- Tuned circuits
- 6 AM circuit(s)
- Wave bands
- Broadcast plus 2 Short Wave bands.
- Power type and voltage
- Alternating Current supply (AC) / 230 Volt
- Loudspeaker
- Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) - elliptical
- Material
- Wooden case
- from Radiomuseum.org
- Model: Philco 523 - Dominion Radio & Electrical
- Shape
- Tablemodel, with any shape - general.
- Dimensions (WHD)
- 480 x 359 x 203 mm / 18.9 x 14.1 x 8 inch
- Notes
-
5 valve superhet dual wave table receiver with Rola 6 x 9H elliptical PM speaker.
See also Philco 503 broadcast (MW).
Manufactured for Chas Begg & Co. Ltd by Dominion Radio and Electrical Corporation Ltd in about 1955.
This model appears in a list compiled by John Stokes during his research into the history of New Zealand radio.
- Mentioned in
- The Golden Age of Radio in the Home 1986 (Page 49)
- Author
- Model page created by Keith Staines. See "Data change" for further contributors.
- Other Models
-
Here you find 122 models, 108 with images and 104 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
All listed radios etc. from Dominion Radio & Electrical Corp. Ltd (Dreco), Philco; Auckland
Collections
The model Philco is part of the collections of the following members.