• Country
• Netherlands

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

• Year
• 1951/1952

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 29795

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• Number of Tubes
• 5

• Valves / Tubes
• UCH42 UF41 UBC41 UL41 UY41

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 452 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)

• Tuned circuits
• 6 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast only (MW).

• Power type and voltage
• AC/DC-set / 127; 220 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 11 cm = 4.3 inch

• Material
• Bakelite case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: BX115U [dial without station names] - Philips; Eindhoven tubes

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

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 260 x 165 x 125 mm / 10.2 x 6.5 x 4.9 inch

• Notes

• AM radio for external antenna, BC only.

  Reception range: 517 - 1622 kHz
  Loudspeaker: 9742X (5Ω)
  Dial lamp: 8034D (E10, 10V, 200mA)

  There is no switch present for changing the mains voltage. The conversion from 220 V to 127 V is done by shorting the resistors R11 and R12 with wires.

  See also BX115U -01 which works on 127 V AC/DC only.

  This model is equipped with many variations of dial scales:

  • with frequency only, 15...5 1/2
  • with frequency only, but 16...5
  • with frequency and wavelength
  • with frequency and wavelength, criss-cross line below
  • with station names and wavelength

  Suffix -00 only shows on technical documentation, not on type plates.

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 2.2 kg / 4 lb 13.5 oz (4.846 lb)

• Price in first year of sale
• 98.00 HFL

• Mentioned in
• -- Original-techn. papers.

• Author
• Model page created by Iven Müller. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 5131 models, 4250 with images and 3381 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Philips; Eindhoven (tubes international!); Miniwatt