• Year
  • 1952/1953
  • Category
  • Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 29810

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 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Tubes
  • 5
  • Main principle
  • Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 452 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)
  • Tuned circuits
  • 6 AM circuit(s)
  • Wave bands
  • Broadcast, Long Wave and Short Wave.
  • Power type and voltage
  • AC/DC-set / 110-127; 220 Volt
  • Loudspeaker
  • Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 11 cm = 4.3 inch
  • Material
  • Bakelite case
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: BX221U /04 /06 - Philips; Eindhoven tubes
  • Shape
  • Tablemodel without push buttons, Mantel/Midget/Compact up to 14
  • Dimensions (WHD)
  • 290 x 186 x 160 mm / 11.4 x 7.3 x 6.3 inch
  • Notes
  • AM radio with built-in ferroceptor:

    • LW: 150 - 261 kHz.
    • BC: 517 - 1622 kHz.
    • SW: 5,94 - 18,2 MHz.

    Loudspeaker: 9742X (5Ω).

    Dial lamp: 8097D (E10, 19V/97mA).

    Conversion to 200 volt mains is only possible by selecting 220 volt setting and short-circuiting R3 by hand as explained in the service manual.

    The differences between versions /04, /06 and /10 are the color of the cabinet, the buttons and the type of the tuning scale.

  • Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
  • 2.5 kg / 5 lb 8.1 oz (5.507 lb)
  • Source of data
  • -- Original-techn. papers.
  • Author
  • Model page created by Iven Müller. See "Data change" for further contributors.

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