• Country
• Belgium

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Philips Belgium (Belgien)

• Year
• 1936

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 100263

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• Number of Tubes
• 5

• Valves / Tubes
• CK1 CF3 CBC1 CL4 CY1 C8 or C9

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 128 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)

• Tuned circuits
• 7 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast, Long Wave and Short Wave.

• Power type and voltage
• AC/DC-set / 110-125; 200-220 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 21 cm = 8.3 inch

• Material
• Bakelite case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Pionier V4U - Philips Belgium Belgien

• Shape
• Tablemodel, low profile (big size).

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 420 x 330 x 150 mm / 16.5 x 13 x 5.9 inch

• Notes
• 3 Band reception:
  • LW: 800 - 1900 m.
  • BC: 200 - 575 m.
  • SW: 16 - 51 m.
  Tuning scale light bulb type: 8080 (10V, 200mA).
  Loudspeaker Philips type 9617. Connector for a pick-up. 
  The use of the barretter (current regulator tube) is depending on the mains voltage:
  • C9 for 200-220 Volt.
  • C8 for 110-125 Volt.

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

• Author
• Model page created by Hugo Sneyers. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 600 models, 576 with images and 345 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Philips Belgium (Belgien)