• Year
  • 1936/1937
  • Category
  • Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 50543

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 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Tubes
  • 6
  • Main principle
  • Superhet with RF-stage; ZF/IF 470 kHz
  • Tuned circuits
  • 7 AM circuit(s)
  • Wave bands
  • Broadcast plus 2 Short Wave bands.
  • Power type and voltage
  • Storage and/or dry batteries / 135, 90, 2, -3, & -9 Volt
  • Loudspeaker
  • Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil)
  • Material
  • Wooden case
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: 37-623J - Philco, Philadelphia Stg. Batt
  • Shape
  • Console with any shape - in general
  • Notes
  • The Philco model 37-623 series (1936-37) uses a 6-tube 3-band chassis with battery power supply, similar in design to that used in the previous model 623 series (1935-36), but updated to use octal tubes. Band coverage is 530-1720 kHz (BC), 2.3-7.4 MHz (SW1), and 7.35-22 MHz (SW2). The filament supply is either a 2 volt storage battery, or a dry battery (presumably 3 volts) with a type 1F1 ballast tube inserted into a socket on the battery pack to reduce the voltage to 2 VDC.

    There are two models in the series with different cabinet styles. Model 37-623B is a tombstone, and 37-623J is a console.
  • Price in first year of sale
  • 80.00 $
  • External source of data
  • Ernst Erb
  • Circuit diagram reference
  • Rider's Perpetual, Volume 7 = 1936 and before

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