• Country
• United States of America (USA)

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Norelco, North American Philips Co. Inc.; Dobbs Ferry and New York, NY

• Year
• 1961

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 269988

• • Brand: Norelco

Click on the schematic thumbnail to request the schematic as a free document.

• Number of Tubes
• 7

• Valves / Tubes
• ECC85 ECH81 EF85 EABC80 EM84 EL84 EZ80

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 452/10700 kHz

• Wave bands
• Broadcast, 2 Short Wave plus FM or UHF.

• Power type and voltage
• Alternating Current supply (AC) / Transformer with taps: 90, 110, 127, 145, 190, 220 Volt

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

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Norelco B3X98A - Norelco, North American

• Shape
• Tablemodel with Push Buttons.

• Notes

• The Norelco B3X98A is an AC operated 7 tube BC, SW and FM receiver.  Uses elliptical PM 4" x 6" speaker.  Has tuning eye indicator and power transformer with multiple taps which are selected using a voltage selector shorting plug.

  Band Frequency Ranges are as follows:
  Broadcast Band .........................517 - 1620kHz
  Shortwave Band #1.....................5.88 - 18.20MHz
  Shortwave Band #2.....................1.6 - 5.89MHz
  FM Band....................................88 - 108MHz

  See also similar Philips model B3X08A.

  Made in Holland.

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Photofact Folder, Howard W. SAMS (Set 538, Folder 9 , dated 7-61)

• Other Models

• Here you find 76 models, 59 with images and 28 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Norelco, North American Philips Co. Inc.; Dobbs Ferry and New York, NY