• Country
• New Zealand-Aotearoa

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

• Year
• 1935/1936

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 347789

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

• Number of Tubes
• 5

• Valves / Tubes
• 6A7 78 75 42 80

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 460 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)

• Tuned circuits
• 6 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast, Short Wave(s) and Police.

• Power type and voltage
• Alternating Current supply (AC) / 50-60Hz: 230 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil) / Ø 6 inch = 15.2 cm

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Philco 610E Code 321 [Squared Tombstone] - Dominion Radio & Electrical

• Shape
• Tablemodel, Tombstone = decorative upright, not cathedral but can have rounded edges.

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 358 x 495 x 250 mm / 14.1 x 19.5 x 9.8 inch

• Notes

• The Philco 610E Code 321 is a 5 tube 3 band superhet  in a squared tombstone cabinet. The cabinet was made by G. C. Goode & Co, Auckland, New Zealand.

  Tuning Frequencies:

  • MW: 530-1720 kHz
  • Police: 2300-2500 kHz
  • SW: 5.7-18 MHz

  Marketed throughout New Zealand by distributor Charles Begg & Co. Ltd.

  Made in the USA. See also US domestic version 610B (Shouldered Tombstone).

  The Philco model 610 series uses a 5-tube 3-band superhet chassis. There are four dis
  
  The Philco 610 series also include the following US models:

  • Model 610B (1935-36) is a shouldered tombstone.
  • Model 610F (1935-36) is a floor-type console with a tulip design for the speaker opening.
  • Model 610PF (1935-36) is a radio-phonograph in a similar console cabinet as 610F, but with a roughly rectangular speaker opening with three vertical bars, and slightly taller than 610F to accommodate the phonograph under the top cover.
  • Model 610T (1936) is a table radio with a round left side, with a speaker opening that combines a round lower half with several horizontal bars in the upper half, somewhat resembling a small Greek 'sigma.'

  
  The 37-610 series (1936-37) and 38-610 series (1937-38) were similar in electrical design to the 610 series, but with updated tube types.
  
  The model 611 series is similar to the 610 series, but with AC/DC power supply instead of AC-only.

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Rider's Perpetual, Volume 6 = 1935 and before

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• Rider's Perpetual, Volume 7 = 1936 and before

• Author
• Model page created by Brian Stevens. 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