• 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
• 50582

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• Number of Tubes
• 6

• Valves / Tubes
• 6A8G 6K7G 6J5G 6K5G 6F6G 5Y4G

• 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
• 3 W (unknown quality)

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: 38-7T - Philco, Philadelphia Stg. Batt

• Shape
• Tablemodel, with any shape - general.

• Notes
• Model 38-7T has "Cone-Centric Automatic Tuning" (mechanical tuning aid).

• Price in first year of sale
• 65.00 $

• External source of data
• Ernst Erb

• Source of data
• Collector's Guide to Antique Radios 4. Edition

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

• Mentioned in
• The Radio Collector's Directory and Price Guide 1921 - 1965

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Philco Radio 1928-1942

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• Machine Age to Jet Age II (page 208.)

• Other Models

• Here you find 4038 models, 2216 with images and 3687 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Philco, Philadelphia Stg. Batt. Co.; USA