• Country
• United States of America (USA)

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Philco, Philadelphia Stg. Batt. Co.; USA

• Year
• 1936/1937

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 50529

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• Number of Tubes
• 15

• Valves / Tubes
• 6K7G 6L7G 6N7G 6A8G 6K7G 6H6G 6K7G 6J5G 6K7G 6J5G 6J5G 6F6G 6B4G 6B4G 5U4G

• 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

• Source of data
• The Radio Collector's Directory and Price Guide 1921 - 1965

• Circuit diagram reference
• Rider's Perpetual, Volume 7 = 1936 and before

• Mentioned in
• Antique Radios, Johnson 1986

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Philco Radio 1928-1942 (Philco Service Bulletin # 258)

• Literature/Schematics (3)
• Philco Folder No. PR-430 for 1937.

• Other Models

• Here you find 4019 models, 2215 with images and 3667 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Philco, Philadelphia Stg. Batt. Co.; USA