• Year
  • 1935
  • Category
  • Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 51104

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 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Tubes
  • 6
  • Main principle
  • Superhet with RF-stage; ZF/IF 460 kHz
  • Tuned circuits
  • 7 AM circuit(s)
  • Wave bands
  • Broadcast, Short Wave(s) and Police.
  • 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: 620B - Philco, Philadelphia Stg. Batt
  • Shape
  • Tablemodel, high profile (upright - NOT Cathedral nor decorative).
  • Dimensions (WHD)
  • 13 x 18.5 x 9 inch / 330 x 470 x 229 mm
  • Notes
  • Wave bands: 540-1720 kHz; 1.75-5.8 MHz; 5.7-18.0 MHz.
    There is also the console version 620F.

    Stein mentions this model as a two bands radio.

  • Price in first year of sale
  • 50.00 $
  • External source of data
  • Ernst Erb
  • Circuit diagram reference
  • Rider's Perpetual, Volume 6 = 1935 and before
  • Literature/Schematics (1)
  • Philco Radio 1928-1942 (Philco Service Bulletin # 218; Philco Wiring Diagrams, Parts Lists, and Essential Serv. Data 1928-36)

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