• Country
• Netherlands

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Philips; Eindhoven (tubes international!); Miniwatt

• Year
• 1949/1950

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 29892

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• Number of Tubes
• 6

• Valves / Tubes
• ECH21 EAF42 EAF42 EBL21 EM34 AZ1

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 452 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)

• Tuned circuits
• 6 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast, Long Wave and more than two Short Wave bands.

• Power type and voltage
• Alternating Current supply (AC) / 110; 125; 145; 200; 220; 245 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 19 cm = 7.5 inch

• Power out
• 4.5 W (unknown quality)

• Material
• Bakelite case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: BX490A - Philips; Eindhoven tubes

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

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 460 x 300 x 240 mm / 18.1 x 11.8 x 9.4 inch

• Notes

• This radio can accomodate EAF41 as well as EAF42: see wiring diagram.

  AM radio for external antenna:
  • LW: 150 - 420 kHz.
  • BC: 517 - 1620 kHz.
  • SW1: 5,94 - 9,38 MHz.
  • SW2: 9,37 - 13,95 MHz.
  • SW3: 11,54 - 17,65 MHz.
  • SW4: 17,65 - 26,8 MHz.
  Loudspeaker: 9696-05 (5Ω, with soundwave diffuser).
  Dial lamp: 2x 8045D (E10, 6.3V/320mA).

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 9.6 kg / 21 lb 2.3 oz (21.145 lb)

• Price in first year of sale
• 275.00 Hfl

• Source of data
• Technisch- Commercieel - Radio Vademecum Staleman

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• -- Original-techn. papers.

• Author
• Model page created by Iven Müller. See "Data change" for further contributors.

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