• Country
• New Zealand-Aotearoa

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Dominion Radio & Electrical Corp. Ltd (Dreco), Philco; Auckland

• Year
• 1949

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 167344

Click on the schematic thumbnail to request the schematic as a free document.

• Number of Tubes
• 4

• Valves / Tubes
• 1R5 1T4 1S5 3V4

• Main principle
• ZF/IF 455 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)

• Tuned circuits
• 4 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast only (MW).

• Power type and voltage
• Dry Batteries / 1.5 & 67.5 Volt

• Material
• Leather / canvas / plastic - over other material

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Philco 89C - Dominion Radio & Electrical

• Shape
• Portable set > 8 inch (also usable without mains)

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 9.5 x 6 x 2 inch / 241 x 152 x 51 mm

• Notes

• This model appears in a list compiled by John Stokes during his research into the history of New Zealand radio.

  4-valve portable using the shoulder strap as a low impedance loop aerial

  Batteries: 1.5V Eveready & 67.5V Eveready Minimax B Lock

• Price in first year of sale
• 15.50 £

• Mentioned in
• -- Original prospect or advert (Otago Daily Times 11 February 1949 Page 2)

• 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