• Country
• Australia

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Philco Radio & Television Corp. (Aust) Pty. Ltd.

• Year
• 1940

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 155634

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• Number of Tubes
• 4

• Valves / Tubes
• 6A8G 6B7 or 6F7 6V6G 5Y3G

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

• Tuned circuits
• 6 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast only (MW).

• Power type and voltage
• Alternating Current supply (AC) / 240 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil) / Ø 5 inch = 12.7 cm

• Material
• Bakelite case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Midgette 40-40 - Philco Radio & Television Corp

• Shape
• Tablemodel without push buttons, Mantel/Midget/Compact up to 14

• Notes
• Uses same case design as models 41-40, 46-40 (see) and 47-40P. Sets made after serial number 1250 use a 6B7. Circuit unchanged.

• Circuit diagram reference
• Australian Official Radio Service Manual Vol. IV

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• Silicon Chip December 2010

• Author
• Model page created by Stuart Irwin. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 138 models, 36 with images and 75 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Philco Radio & Television Corp. (Aust) Pty. Ltd.