• Year
  • 1938
  • Category
  • Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 148806

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 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Tubes
  • 5
  • Main principle
  • Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 470 kHz
  • Wave bands
  • Broadcast and Short Wave (SW).
  • Power type and voltage
  • Alternating Current supply (AC) / 115 Volt
  • Loudspeaker
  • Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil)
  • Power out
  • 2 W (unknown quality)
  • Material
  • Wooden case
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: 38-17F - Philco, Philadelphia Stg. Batt
  • Shape
  • Console with any shape - in general
  • Notes
  • Although the Philco model 38-17 series is not documented in Rider or other usual sources, Ramirez has pictures of two models from Philco sales literature -- model 38-17T (wide table radio) and 38-17F (console). Both use a chassis electrically similar to that of the model 38-15 series.
  • Price in first year of sale
  • 40.00 $
  • Circuit diagram reference
  • Rider's Perpetual, Volume 9 = 1938 and before
  • Literature/Schematics (1)
  • Philco Service Bulletin # 291
  • Author
  • Model page created by Thomas Albrecht. See "Data change" for further contributors.

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