• 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
• 148580

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• Number of Tubes
• 5

• Valves / Tubes
• 6A8G 6K7G 6Q7G 6F6G 5Y4G

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

• Wave bands
• Broadcast (MW), Police, sometimes also early TV (75-200m).

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

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

• Power out
• 3 W (unknown quality)

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: 38-62F [Late] - Philco, Philadelphia Stg. Batt

• Shape
• Console with any shape - in general

• Notes
• Philco service literature indicates that the 38-62 chassis is identical to the 37-62 chassis.
  
  There is an early version (1937) of the 38-62F console with three vertical bars in front of the speaker. The late version (1938) has two widely spaced bars in front of the speaker.
  
  There is also a table model 38-62T.

• Source of data
• Philco Radio 1928-1942

• 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.

• Other Models

• Here you find 4019 models, 2215 with images and 3667 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Philco, Philadelphia Stg. Batt. Co.; USA