Aristona / Pygmée H113U /?, H113U /044

NSF (Nederlandsche Seintoestellen Fabriek); Leuven

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  • Year
  • 1948/1949
  • Category
  • Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 277418

 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Tubes
  • 0
  • Main principle
  • Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 452 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)
  • Tuned circuits
  • 6 AM circuit(s)
  • Wave bands
  • Broadcast, Long Wave and Short Wave.
  • Power type and voltage
  • AC/DC-set / (110) 125; (200) 220 Volt
  • Loudspeaker
  • Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 13 cm = 5.1 inch
  • Material
  • Bakelite case
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: Aristona / Pygmée H113U /?, H113U /044 - NSF Nederlandsche
  • Shape
  • Tablemodel without push buttons, Mantel/Midget/Compact up to 14
  • Dimensions (WHD)
  • 250 x 175 x 148 mm / 9.8 x 6.9 x 5.8 inch
  • Notes

  • Probably a special series or luxury edition from H113U remarketed in Belgium in 1948-1949. The front and the backwall are almost identical.

    Type H113U /044 (3-digit suffix!) is ivory colored.

    • Price (1/11/48): 2750 BEF.
    • Price (1949): 2500 BEF. 

    Type H113U (without suffix?) was available in brown or red.

    • Price (1/11/48): 2550 BEF.
    • Price (1949): 2500 BEF.

    Technically:

    • 3 Band reception:
    1. LW: 750 - 1910 m.
    2. BC: 200 - 565 m.
    3. SW: 16,5 - 50 m.
    • Loudspeaker type 9712. Tuning scale light bulb: 8095D (19V, 90mA). NO connectors for pick-up or external loudspeaker.
    • The radio was probably intended for 125 or 220 Volt AC/DC. In order to select 110 or 200 Volt, resistor R37 has to be shunted.

    This model is comparable with Philips BX274U and Siera S104U.

    Some remarks about these variant types:

    1. One of the mentioned prospects defines the mains voltage as 110-120 Volt. It is unlikely that these special versions didn't have the 220 Volt option where the other and previous versions had it by default.
    2. For the moment it is not known where these types were produced. Since the name Aristona is mentioned on the prospects, we assume that it was at Philips Leuven for the time being.
    3. It is doubtfull that no suffix was allocated in case of different colors. It is assumed that all different colors generated different suffixes but, for the sake of the lay-out of the commercial prospect, only /044 (ivory) was mentioned to emphasize it.

    Attention: chassis connected to the mains !

  • Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
  • 3 kg / 6 lb 9.7 oz (6.608 lb)
  • Literature/Schematics (1)
  • -- Original prospect or advert (NSF-Aristona 1948-1949)
  • Literature/Schematics (2)
  • -- Original-techn. papers. (Generic model 113U by Philips dated 1947)
  • Author
  • Model page created by Dirk Bladt. See "Data change" for further contributors.

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