• Country
• Australia

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Philips Australia

• Year
• 1957

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 167777

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• Number of Tubes
• 4

• Valves / Tubes
• 6AN7 6N8 6M5 6V4

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 455 kHz; 1 AF stage(s)

• Tuned circuits
• 6 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast only (MW).

• Power type and voltage
• Alternating Current supply (AC) / 200-230; 240-250 Volt

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

• Material
• Bakelite or Plastics (type unknown)

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Quartet 164A - Philips Australia

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

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 285 x 190 x 135 mm / 11.2 x 7.5 x 5.3 inch

• Notes

• Colours available in Blue, Green, Burgundy, Walnut & Ivory.

  See also Philips model Quartet 164 and Fleetwood Model 1003A.

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 3.9 kg / 8 lb 9.4 oz (8.59 lb)

• Price in first year of sale
• 22.56 AUS £

• Mentioned in
• Mingay's Price Service (Nov 1957.)

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• -- Original-techn. papers. (Philips Radioplayer Modification Sheet, July 1957.)

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• J.R. Publications Radio Service Handbook (R.V. Series Vol. 1, 1963, Page P18.)

• Author
• Model page created by Aglef Tröger. 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