• 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
• 50585

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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) / Ø 12 inch = 30.5 cm

• Power out
• 3 W (unknown quality)

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: 38-9K - Philco, Philadelphia Stg. Batt

• Shape
• Console with any shape - in general

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 640 x 1020 x 260 mm / 25.2 x 40.2 x 10.2 inch

• Notes

•  Note: Replacement Part List, Schem. No. 38, Condenser .06 mF., Part No. 30-4467 is the wrong value for that capacitor.  It is .006 mF.

• 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
• A Flick of the Switch 1930-1950

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Pre-War Consoles (Philco Radio 1928-1942, Ramirez)

• Other Models

• Here you find 4063 models, 2220 with images and 3710 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Philco, Philadelphia Stg. Batt. Co.; USA