• 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
• 129170

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• 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

• 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)

• Power out
• 15 W (unknown quality)

• Material
• Wooden case

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

• Shape
• Console with any shape - in general

• Notes
• Model 38-116XX Code 125 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. Codes 121 and 122 use different tubes at several points in the circuit.

• Price in first year of sale
• 200.00 $

• Source of data
• Pre-War Consoles

• Circuit diagram reference
• Rider's Perpetual, Volume 9 = 1938 and before

• Mentioned in
• Philco Radio 1928-1942

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

• Author
• Model page created by Konrad Birkner † 12.08.2014. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 4041 models, 2217 with images and 3690 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
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