• Year
  • 1936/1937
  • Category
  • Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 129169

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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
  • Loudspeaker
  • Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil)
  • Material
  • Wooden case
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: 37-116X De Luxe - 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 De Luxe has automatic tuning in addition to the other features of model 37-116X, which include "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 De Luxe version uses a code 122 chassis (no shadow meter).

  • Price in first year of sale
  • 195.00 $
  • Circuit diagram reference
  • Rider's Perpetual, Volume 7 = 1936 and before
  • Literature/Schematics (1)
  • Philco Service Bulletin # 258
  • Literature/Schematics (3)
  • Philco Folder No. PR-430 for 1937.
  • Literature/Schematics (4)
  • Radio Craft (January 1937 page 416)

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