- Country
- United States of America (USA)
- Manufacturer / Brand
- Philco, Philadelphia Stg. Batt. Co.; USA
- Year
- 1953 ?
- Category
- Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
- Radiomuseum.org ID
- 51301
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- Number of Tubes
- 6
- Main principle
- Superhet with RF-stage; ZF/IF 455/9100 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)
- Tuned circuits
- 6 AM circuit(s) 9 FM circuit(s)
- Wave bands
- Broadcast (BC) and FM or UHF.
- Power type and voltage
- AC/DC-set / AC/DC,117V=110-120 Volt
- Loudspeaker
- Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 5 inch = 12.7 cm
- Power out
- 1 W (unknown quality)
- Material
- Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)
- from Radiomuseum.org
- Model: B956 - Philco, Philadelphia Stg. Batt
- Shape
- Tablemodel, with any shape - general.
- Notes
-
Philco model B-956 is an AC-DC operated AM-FM superheterodyne receiver. Selenium Rectifier.
- External source of data
- Ernst Erb
- Source of data
- Collector's Guide to Antique Radios 4. Edition
- Circuit diagram reference
- Rider's Perpetual, Volume 23 (last), covering up to 1954
- Literature/Schematics (1)
- Photofact Folder, Howard W. SAMS (Set 218, folder 8, dated 10-53)
- Other Models
-
Here you find 4225 models, 2246 with images and 3871 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
All listed radios etc. from Philco, Philadelphia Stg. Batt. Co.; USA
Collections
The model B956 is part of the collections of the following members.