• Country
• Netherlands

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Philips; Eindhoven (tubes international!); Miniwatt

• Year
• 1971/1972

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 340936

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• Number of Transistors
• 7

• Semiconductors
• AF124 AF127 AF127 BC149 BC109 AC187 AC188 AA119 AA119 BA114

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 452 kHz

• Wave bands
• Broadcast plus more than 2 Short Wave bands.

• Power type and voltage
• Batteries / addl. power jack / 6 x 1.5 / DC: 9 Volt

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

• Power out
• 2 W (unknown quality)

• Material
• Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: 22RL497 /00R - Philips; Eindhoven tubes

• Shape
• Portable set > 8 inch (also usable without mains)

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 325 x 210 x 90 mm / 12.8 x 8.3 x 3.5 inch

• Notes

• Philips Model RL497

  Three short wave, one medium wave band. Powerful 2 watts output. Connection for PU/recorder, aerial, earphone, AC adaptor. Speaker 5" x 7". (FROM MINGAY'S PRICE SERVICE)

• Price in first year of sale
• 130.62 AUS $

• Mentioned in
• Mingay's Price Service (Aug 1971 to Aug 1972.)

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• -- Original-techn. papers.

• Author
• Model page created by Martin Kent. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 5278 models, 4426 with images and 3461 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Philips; Eindhoven (tubes international!); Miniwatt