17B (17, 17A)
Philco, Philadelphia Stg. Batt. Co.; USA
- Country
- United States of America (USA)
- Manufacturer / Brand
- Philco, Philadelphia Stg. Batt. Co.; USA
- Year
- 1933/1934
- Category
- Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
- Radiomuseum.org ID
- 18821
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- Number of Tubes
- 11
- Main principle
- Superhet with RF-stage; ZF/IF 175 kHz
- Wave bands
- Broadcast (MW), Police, sometimes also early TV (75-200m).
- Power type and voltage
- Alternating Current supply (AC) / 115 Volt
- Loudspeaker
- Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil)
- Material
- Wooden case
- from Radiomuseum.org
- Model: 17B - Philco, Philadelphia Stg. Batt
- Shape
- Table-Cathedral-Type (upright, round top or gothic arch, not rounded edges only).
- Notes
- The model 17 series was similar to the model 18 series of high-end multiband receivers, but had only two bands (BC and 1.5 - 4 MHz) and fewer cabinet styles. It was also less popular and was sold for a shorter time than the model 18 series. Like the model 18 series, the 17 series had shadow meters (tuning aid) and QAVC ("quite automatic volume control"), a squelch circuit to quiet noise between stations.
There were six models in the series: Model 17B (1934-34) was a cathedral. Model 17L (1933) was the earlier of two lowboys, with four mostly vertical bars through the speaker grill. Model 17LS (1933-34) was the later more ornate lowboy, with four narrow vertical bars at the sides of the speaker grill, along with other embellishments. Model 17D (1933) was a highboy with doors. Model 17RX was a chairside with separate large speaker cabinet. Model 17XS (1933-34) was a floor-type console with inclined sounding board.
The chassis used in the 17B cathedral used a type 80 rectifier, while those used in other less compact models used a 5Z3. There was a version of the chassis designed for 25-40 Hz power, and these chassis are marked as "17A" (with the -A being a chassis suffix, not to be confused with the suffix of the main model number, which designates cabinet style).
- Price in first year of sale
- 65.00 $
- External source of data
- E. Erb 3-907007-36-0
- Circuit diagram reference
- Die «Thali Schemasammlung» führt das Modell.
- Mentioned in
- Philco Radio 1928-1942 (Rider's Perpetual, Vol. 4)
- Literature/Schematics (1)
- Philco 1928-36 Wiring Diagrams, Parts Lists, and Essential Service Data
- Other Models
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Collections
The model 17B (17, 17A) is part of the collections of the following members.