• Country
• United States of America (USA)

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

• Year
• 1937/1938

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 283894

Click on the schematic thumbnail to request the schematic as a free document.

• Number of Tubes
• 15

• Valves / Tubes
• 6U7G 6A8G 6A8G 6N7G 6K7G 6K7G 6J5G 6K7G 6J5G 6J5G 6R7G 6J5G 6L6G 6L6G 5X4G

• Main principle
• Superhet with RF-stage; ZF/IF 470 kHz; Export model

• Wave bands
• Broadcast plus more than 2 Short Wave bands.

• Power type and voltage
• Alternating Current supply (AC) / 50 to 60 Hz, 230 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil)

• Power out
• 15 W (unknown quality)

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: 38-116EZ Code 125 - Philco, Philadelphia Stg. Batt

• Shape
• Console with any shape - in general

• Notes

• The Philco Model 38-116EZ Code 125 is an AC operated 15 tube BC and SW band receiver.  The receiver has five bands: BC, 4x SW (1.58 - 18.2 MHz). This model has automatic tuning and magnetic tuning (automatic frequency control) to eliminate drift and automatically center tuning on all bands. Cabinet includes three "acoustic clarifiers" (passive radiators) to eliminate cabinet resonance and improve fidelity. Variable IF bandwidth for trading off selectivity vs. treble response.

  This model is an export model with operation at 50-60Hz, 230V only.

• Mentioned in
• Rider's Perpetual, Volume 9 = 1938 and before (Philco Section, pages 9-11 to 9-16)

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• - - Manufacturers Literature (Philco Service Bulletin # 286A)

• Author
• Model page created by Carlos A. Pieroni-García. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 4007 models, 2207 with images and 3656 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Philco, Philadelphia Stg. Batt. Co.; USA