• 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
• 135138

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• Number of Tubes
• 5

• Valves / Tubes
• 6A7 78 75 41 84

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 470 kHz

• Tuned circuits
• 6 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast only (MW).

• Power type and voltage
• Alternating Current supply (AC) / 115 Volt

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

• Power out
• 2 W (unknown quality)

• Material
• Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: 38-12CBI - Philco, Philadelphia Stg. Batt

• Shape
• Tablemodel without push buttons, Mantel/Midget/Compact up to 14

• Notes
• Ivory painted bakelite. Same chassis is used in other models of the 38-12 series, but cases differing in either color, shape or material.

• Circuit diagram reference
• Rider's Perpetual, Volume 8 = 1937 and before

• Mentioned in
• Philco Radio 1928-1942

• Author
• Model page created by Maitiu Standun. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 4017 models, 2213 with images and 3664 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Philco, Philadelphia Stg. Batt. Co.; USA