• Country
• Australia

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Philips Australia

• Year
• 1956

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 223640

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• Number of Tubes
• 5

• Valves / Tubes
• 6AN7 6BH5 6BD7 6M5 6V4

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 455 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)

• Tuned circuits
• 6 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast and Short Wave (SW).

• Power type and voltage
• Alternating Current supply (AC) / 200-250 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) - elliptical

• Material
• Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: International - Radioplayer 161A - Philips Australia

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

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 12 x 8 x 0 inch / 305 x 203 x 0 mm

• Notes

• Philips 161 "International"

  Table-sized radio, has the power to receive broadcasts from anywhere in the word with amazing tonal fidelity. Incorporates many outstanding features: double-tone shading control; 7-inch elliptical speaker; inbuilt aerial; pick-up terminals for record-player. In walnut, burgundy or ivory, with gold trim. (FROM MINGAY'S PRICE SERVICE)

  Modifications.
  A modfication applied to Model 161 to overcome a tendency to instability on the 25 metre band consists of a change in value of C16 from 0.05μf to 0.1μf  200V paper.

  A modification to isolate diode current from the volume control potentiometer element consists of the interposition of a capacitor C31 of value 0.05μf 200V paper, between R7 and the wave change switch, and the wiring of a resistor R24, 220,000 ohms, ½W carbon, between the junction of R7/C31 and the chassis. Included in this modification is the change of 2nd I.F. transformer to CZ.320.434

  Model 161A incorporates the above changes and also the replacement of the aerial loop with a Ferroxcube rod aerial.

  See also later versions:
  161B (I.F. transformer changes)
  161C (volume and tone/on-off switch control changes)

  See also Fleetwood Model 1116A

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 5.2 kg / 11 lb 7.3 oz (11.454 lb)

• Price in first year of sale
• 36.75 AUS £

• Mentioned in
• Mingay's Price Service (Nov 1956.)

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• -- Original-techn. papers. (Philips Radioplayer Service Data Modification Sheet, October 1956.)

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• J.R. Publications Radio Service Handbook (R.V. Series Vol. 1, 1963, Page P15.)

• Author
• Model page created by Aglef Tröger. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 900 models, 689 with images and 411 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Philips Australia