• Year
  • 1956
  • Category
  • Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 102514

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 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Tubes
  • 4
  • Main principle
  • Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 470 kHz
  • Wave bands
  • Broadcast, Long Wave and Short Wave.
  • Power type and voltage
  • Line / Batteries (any type) / AC/DC 105-120; 200-250 / 7.5 & 85.5 (and 4.5 for the torch) Volt
  • Loudspeaker
  • Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 6 inch = 15.2 cm
  • Material
  • Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: A3782 - Philco Radio & Television Corp
  • Shape
  • Portable set > 8 inch (also usable without mains)
  • Notes
  • As well as the normal MW & LW the SW is the Maritime & Aeronautic band 64m to 187.5m (4.6MHz from 1.6MHz).

    The UK "National Museum of Technology" lists this as the "PHILCO TORCH RADIO MODEL 3782". They say: The sales literature states ''Powerful built in torch. 3 Bands Long Medium and Maritime. Choice of four colours. AC/DC Mains operation. Cost in 1956 18 Gns Tax Paid''. The torch operates on a battery of 4.5 V.

  • Price in first year of sale
  • 19.00 GBP
  • Mentioned in
  • -- Original-techn. papers.
  • Author
  • Model page created by Peter Hoddow. See "Data change" for further contributors.

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