Explorer Transistor MT2
Philips Australia
- Country
- Australia
- Manufacturer / Brand
- Philips Australia
- Year
- 1963–1965
- Category
- Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
- Radiomuseum.org ID
- 173943
seven germanium transistors
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
- 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
- Power out
- 0.3 W (unknown quality)
- Material
- Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)
- from Radiomuseum.org
- Model: Explorer Transistor MT2 - 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 MT2 "Explorer"
All-transistor BC mantel radio housed in Polystyrene cabinet in colours of coral rose, blue, gunmetal or claret; all with bone coloured fronts and chromium and silver trim.
Features: built-in full length Ferrite aerial. Tuning range 520-1620 kC/s (kHz). Speaker 8" x 4" elliptical; output 300mW. Large circular dial with built-in magnifying lenses. Carrying grip located at the rear of receiver.
Wrap-around cabinet lifts off in one piece for easy access to chassis for servicing.
Operates from one Eveready Type 276 (9V) battery. Can be operated from AC supply using Philips Power Pack. (MINGAY'S PRICE SERVICE)
Price includes battery.
- Price in first year of sale
- 27.30 AUS £
- Source of data
- - - Data from my own collection
- Mentioned in
- Mingay's Price Service (Feb 1964 to Aug 1965.)
- Literature/Schematics (1)
- -- Original-techn. papers. (Philips Service Notes, October 1963.)
- Literature/Schematics (2)
- J.R. Publications Transistor Radio Service Handbook (Group C1, 1964, Page P24.)
- Literature/Schematics (4)
- Feb 1964 to Aug 1965.
- Author
- Model page created by Reg Gauci. See "Data change" for further contributors.
- Other Models
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Here you find 900 models, 689 with images and 411 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
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Collections
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