• Country
• Belgium

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Philips Belgium (Belgien)

• Year
• 1939

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 277629

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• Number of Tubes
• 4

• Valves / Tubes
• ECH3 EF9 CBL1 CY1 C1 or C9

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 128 kHz; 1 AF stage(s)

• Tuned circuits
• 7 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast, Long Wave and Short Wave.

• Power type and voltage
• AC/DC-set / 110-130; 200-225 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 17 cm = 6.7 inch

• Material
• Bakelite case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: 480L, 480L -20 - Philips Belgium Belgien

• Shape
• Tablemodel, low profile (big size).

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 490 x 320 x 240 mm / 19.3 x 12.6 x 9.4 inch

• Notes
• 3 Band reception:
  • LW: 708 - 2000 m.
  • BC: 175 - 585 m.
  • SW: 13,8 - 51 m.
  Tuning scale light bulbs type: 8033D (5V, 200mA).
  Loudspeaker Philips type 9648. Connectors for second loudspeaker and for pick-up. 
   
  The selection of the mains voltage is done by exchanging the current regulator tube:
  • Type C9 for 110-130 Volt
  • Type C1 for 200-225 Volt

  The technical manual mentions a variant -20 for the Belgian market. Since it is not known where this variant was produced (Eindhoven or Leuven), it is mentioned for both factories.

   

• Price in first year of sale
• 1,940.00 BEF

• Mentioned in
• Manuel de la Radio 1940, van Cortenberghe (p.92-93)

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

• Author
• Model page created by Dirk Bladt. See "Data change" for further contributors.

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