• Year
  • 1929/1930
  • Category
  • Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 51197

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 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Tubes
  • 8
  • Main principle
  • TRF without regeneration; Neutrodyne
  • Tuned circuits
  • 4 AM circuit(s)
  • Wave bands
  • Broadcast only (MW).
  • 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: 83 Lowboy - Philco, Philadelphia Stg. Batt
  • Shape
  • Console, Lowboy (legs < 50 %).
  • Notes
  • Model 83 is similar to model 87, except that the power supply is designed for 115 VAC, 25-40 Hz. Like model 87, it was available in a lowboy, a highboy, a Tudor highboy, and a deluxe highboy cabinet. One dial (primary tuning control knob).
  • Price in first year of sale
  • 129.00 $
  • External source of data
  • Ernst Erb
  • Circuit diagram reference
  • Rider's Perpetual, Volume 1 = 1931/1934 (for 1919-1931)
  • Literature/Schematics (1)
  • Philco Radio 1928-1942 (Philco 1928-36 Wiring Diagrams, Parts Lists, and Essential Service Data)

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