Transworld 64 425 L4X25T
Philips Australia
- Country
- Australia
- Manufacturer / Brand
- Philips Australia
- Year
- 1963–1967
- Category
- Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
- Radiomuseum.org ID
- 284905
From the collection of Andrew McCallum.
Service manual cover.
Click on the schematic thumbnail to request the schematic as a free document.
- Number of Transistors
- 7
- Main principle
- Superhet with RF-stage; ZF/IF 452 kHz
- Wave bands
- Broadcast plus more than 2 Short Wave bands.
- Power type and voltage
- Batteries / addl. power jack / 6 x 1.5 Volt
- Loudspeaker
- Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil)
- Material
- Leather / canvas / plastic - over other material
- from Radiomuseum.org
- Model: Transworld 64 425 L4X25T - Philips Australia
- Shape
- Portable set > 8 inch (also usable without mains)
- Dimensions (WHD)
- 12.25 x 8.75 x 4 inch / 311 x 222 x 102 mm
- Notes
-
Philips Model 425 "Transworld" Transistor Portable
An imported all-wave 7-transistor and 2-diode portable radio housed in a tan leatherette covered wooden cabinet with light olive and gold trim.
Features: two aerials (one Ferrite and one tilting loop), large fully calibrated straight line dial, push buttons controlling on/off, wave ranges, tone, and dial illumination, frequency coverage in four wave bands from B/C to 13 metres. High sensitivity and selectivity, tuned RF stage, 1 full watt of power output, high efficiency, high impedance (25Ω) loudspeaker. Operates for approximately 200 hours on six torch (D) cells. Connection for car aerial. Controls seven push buttons, tuning and volume.
Tuning ranges:
517 - 1622 kHz (580 - 185M)
1.6 - 3.9 MHz (187 - 77M)
4.65 -9.9 MHz (64.5 - 30.5M)
1.6 -21 MHz (26 -13.8M)Price after the introduction of decimal currency in Australia (14/2/1966) was $123.90. Price includes batteries. Weight with batteries is 8 lb, 8 oz.
- Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
- 6 lb 14 oz (6.875 lb) / 3.121 kg
- Price in first year of sale
- 61.95 AUS £
- Mentioned in
- Mingay's Price Service (Feb 1964 to Feb 1967.)
- Literature/Schematics (1)
- -- Original-techn. papers. (Philips Service Notes, April 1964.)
- Literature/Schematics (2)
- J.R. Publications Transistor Radio Service Handbook (Group 1, 1964, Page P18.)
- Literature/Schematics (3)
- -- Original prospect or advert (Philips Australia brochure for 1966 model range.)
- Author
- Model page created by Martin Kent. See "Data change" for further contributors.
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