• Country
• Australia

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Philips Australia

• Year
• 1961–1963

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 218028

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• Number of Transistors
• 7

• Semiconductors
• OC44 OC45 OC45 OC71 OC71 OC74 OC74 OA79

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 455 kHz; 3 AF stage(s)

• Tuned circuits
• 5 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast only (MW).

• Power type and voltage
• Dry Batteries / AA: 3 x 1.5 Volt

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

• Material
• Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Goldcoaster Transistor 7 226 - Philips Australia

• Shape
• Very small Portable or Pocket-Set (Handheld) < 8 inch.

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 5.625 x 3.1875 x 1.3125 inch / 143 x 81 x 33 mm

• Notes

• Philips Model 226 "Goldcoaster"

  All Transistor personal portable radio having seven transistors and one diode, housed in polystyrene cabinet with anodised gold speaker grille; two-tone colors of charcoal/cream or red/cream. Leather case with adjustable shoulder strap and earpiece.

  Features: imported Philips high-efficiency square-unit speaker. Printed circuit. Ferrite rod aerial. Tuning range, 517-1620 kHz. Operates from three "Penlite" 1.5V cells Types 915 or 1015. Power output, 70 mW. Circular dial; separate State dial scales supplied. Adjustable arm for stability when used as mantel radio. (MINGAY'S PRICE SERVICE)

• Price in first year of sale
• 28.35 AUS £

• Mentioned in
• Mingay's Price Service (Feb 1962 to Feb 1963.)

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• -- Original-techn. papers. (Philips Radioplayer Service Data, July 1961.)

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• J.R. Publications Transistor Radio Service Handbook (Supplement to Vol. 1, 1960, Page P11)

• Literature/Schematics (3)
• J.R. Publications Transistor Radio Service Handbook (A Series Handbook, Page P5.)

• Literature/Schematics (4)
• Feb 1962 to Feb 1963.

• Author
• Model page created by Franz Scharner. 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