• Year
  • 1950 ?
  • Category
  • Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 189668

 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Tubes
  • 5
  • Main principle
  • Superheterodyne (common)
  • Wave bands
  • Broadcast plus 2 Short Wave bands.
  • Power type and voltage
  • AC/DC-set / 115; 230 Volt
  • Loudspeaker
  • Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 4 inch = 10.2 cm
  • Material
  • Bakelite case
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: Tropic 3012 Code 121 - Philco, Philadelphia Stg. Batt
  • Shape
  • Tablemodel, with any shape - general.
  • Dimensions (WHD)
  • 13 x 8 x 8 inch / 330 x 203 x 203 mm
  • Notes
  • This Philco Tropic radio was produced for export, with components developed to operate also in problematic climate. It has 3 bands: BC and 2 short wave bands. There are 3 control knobs: on/off/vol, tuning, and band selection.

  • Mentioned in
  • L'antenna, n.9, settembre 1950
  • Author
  • Model page created by Jon Kummer. See "Data change" for further contributors.

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