• Year
  • 1937/1938
  • Category
  • Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 137612

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 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Tubes
  • 6
  • Main principle
  • Superhet with RF-stage; ZF/IF 470 kHz
  • Wave bands
  • Broadcast plus 2 Short Wave bands.
  • Power type and voltage
  • Storage Battery for all (e.g. for car radios and amateur radios) / 6 Volt
  • Loudspeaker
  • Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil)
  • Material
  • Wooden case
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: 38-624T - Philco, Philadelphia Stg. Batt
  • Shape
  • Tablemodel, low profile (big size).
  • Notes
  • Philco service literature indicates that the 37-624 schematic should be used for servicing the 38-624 chassis. The chassis uses a vibrator to generate the B+ voltage.

    There are three models in the 38-624 series. Model 38-624T is a table radio. Model 38-624K is a console with a vertical control panel flush with the front of the cabinet. Model 38-624XF is a console with an inclined control panel.
  • Price in first year of sale
  • 65.00 $
  • Circuit diagram reference
  • Rider's Perpetual, Volume 8 = 1937 and before
  • Literature/Schematics (1)
  • Philco Wiring Diagrams, Parts Lists, Alignment Data, and Voltage Tables Vol. 2 (1937-38 models)
  • Author
  • Model page created by Thomas Albrecht. See "Data change" for further contributors.

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