• Country
• Australia

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Philips Australia

• Year
• 1964/1965

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 284902

Click on the schematic thumbnail to request the schematic as a free document.

• Number of Transistors
• 6

• Semiconductors
• AF116N AF117N AF117N AC126 AC127 AC132 OA90 AA119 OA675

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 455 kHz

• Wave bands
• Broadcast only (MW).

• Power type and voltage
• Dry Batteries / 9 Volt

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

• Material
• Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: New Metropolitan MT7 - Philips Australia

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

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 13.625 x 5.5 x 3.375 inch / 346 x 140 x 86 mm

• Notes

• Philips Model MT7 "New Metropolitan"

  All transistor, mains or battery operated mantel radio. Housed in "wrap-around" cabinet which lifts off in one piece for easy access to chassis for servicing. Two-tone colors of coral rose, Jenolan blue, gunmetal and claret, with silver trim.

  Features: built in Ferrite aerial. Large circular tuning dial with built in magnifying lenses. Large 8" x 4" elliptical speaker. Specially designed "satellite" circuitry. (MINGAY'S PRICE SERVICE)

  Operates from Eveready Type 276P when Philips Power Pack is removed.

  See also earlier version Model MT5.

• Price in first year of sale
• 27.30 AUS £

• Mentioned in
• Mingay's Price Service (Aug 1964 to Aug 1965.)

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• -- Original-techn. papers. (Philips Service Notes, July 1964.)

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• J.R. Publications Transistor Radio Service Handbook (Group C1, 1964, Page P26.)

• Literature/Schematics (3)
• -- Original prospect or advert (Australian Philips brochure for 1966 range.)

• Author
• Model page created by Martin Kent. 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