• Year
  • 1936/1937
  • Category
  • Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 50529

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 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Tubes
  • 15
  • Main principle
  • Superhet with RF-stage; ZF/IF 470 kHz
  • Wave bands
  • Broadcast plus more than 2 Short Wave bands.
  • Power type and voltage
  • Alternating Current supply (AC) / 115 Volt
  • Power out
  • 15 W (unknown quality)
  • Material
  • Wooden case
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: 37-116X - Philco, Philadelphia Stg. Batt
  • Shape
  • Console with any shape - in general
  • Dimensions (WHD)
  • 26.5 x 43 x 14.5 inch / 673 x 1092 x 368 mm
  • Notes
  • Model 37-116X has manual tuning with a shadow meter (tuning aid), "Magnetic Tuning" (automatic frequency control to automatically center tuning and eliminate drift), variable IF bandwidth to trade off selectivity vs fidelity, and three "Acoustic Clarifiers" (passive radiators to reduce cabinet resonance. The standard model 37-116X uses a code 121 chassis, the De Luxe (with automatic tuning) uses a code 122 chassis.

  • Price in first year of sale
  • 175.00 $
  • External source of data
  • Ernst Erb
  • Circuit diagram reference
  • Rider's Perpetual, Volume 7 = 1936 and before
  • Literature/Schematics (3)
  • Philco Folder No. PR-430 for 1937.

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