• 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
• 85220

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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: 38-9T - Philco, Philadelphia Stg. Batt

• Shape
• Tablemodel, low profile (big size).

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 17.5 x 11 x 9.5 inch / 445 x 279 x 241 mm

• Price in first year of sale
• 50.00 $

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

• Mentioned in
• Philco Radio 1928-1942

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Table Top Radios Vol. 1 Stein 98 (page 123.)

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

• Author
• Model page created by Juan Antonio Pardo-Alonso. See "Data change" for further contributors.

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