• Country
• United States of America (USA)

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Westinghouse El. & Mfg. Co. - see also Canadian W.

• Year
• 1959

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 72306

• • alternative name: Westinghouse El. Int.

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• Number of Transistors
• 5

• Semiconductors
• 2N219 2N218 2N218 2N217 2N217

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

• Tuned circuits
• 5 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast only (MW).

• Power type and voltage
• Dry Batteries / 4 x AA 1.5 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 3.5 inch = 8.9 cm

• Material
• Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: H-655P5 Ch= V-2393-1 - Westinghouse El. & Mfg. Co. -

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

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 4 x 7 x 1.875 inch / 102 x 178 x 48 mm

• Notes

• The Westinghouse Model H-655P5 is a Battery Operated Vertical Shirtpocket AM Transistor.
  (In Sams' schematic is shown 2N419 as mixer / oscillator - this is an error. We suggest a 2N219 instead.)

  The following models are identical except for cabinet color.

  Model	Cabinet Color
  H-655P5	White/Charcoal
  H-656P5	White/Red
  H-657P5	White/Turquoise

   

• Circuit diagram reference
• Beitman Radio Diagrams Vol. 19, 1959

• Mentioned in
• Collector's Guide To TrR1 Bunis trans.94 (1996, page 300)

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Photofact Folder, Howard W. SAMS (Date 5-59, Set 443, Folder 17)

• Author
• Model page created by Hinrich Grensemann † 15.5.16. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 3157 models, 1761 with images and 2673 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Westinghouse El. & Mfg. Co. - see also Canadian W.