- Country
- United States of America (USA)
- Manufacturer / Brand
- Philco, Philadelphia Stg. Batt. Co.; USA
- Year
- 1938
- Category
- Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
- Radiomuseum.org ID
- 148814
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- Number of Tubes
- 5
- Main principle
- Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 470 kHz
- Wave bands
- Broadcast and Short Wave (SW).
- 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
- Wooden case
- from Radiomuseum.org
- Model: 38-17T - Philco, Philadelphia Stg. Batt
- Shape
- Tablemodel, low profile (big size).
- Notes
- Although the Philco model 38-17 series is not documented in Rider or other usual sources, Ramirez has pictures of two models from Philco sales literature -- model 38-17T (wide table radio) and 38-17F (console). Both use a chassis electrically similar to that of the model 38-15 series.
- Price in first year of sale
- 35.00 $
- Source of data
- Philco Radio 1928-1942
- Circuit diagram reference
- Rider's Perpetual, Volume 9 = 1938 and before
- Literature/Schematics (1)
- Philco Service Bulletin # 291
- Author
- Model page created by Thomas Albrecht. See "Data change" for further contributors.
- Other Models
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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
Collections
The model 38-17T is part of the collections of the following members.