• Country
• United States of America (USA)

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Philco, Philadelphia Stg. Batt. Co.; USA

• Year
• 1938/1939

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 50598

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• Number of Tubes
• 5

• Valves / Tubes
• 6A7 78 75 41 84

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

• Wave bands
• Broadcast only (MW).

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

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

• Power out
• 2 W (unknown quality)

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: 39-17T - Philco, Philadelphia Stg. Batt

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

• Notes

• in Canada 39-317AT

• External source of data
• Ernst Erb

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

• Circuit diagram reference
• Rider's Perpetual, Volume 11 = ca. 1940 and before

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

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Philco Radio 1928-1942 (Philco 1939 RMS Yearbook)

• Literature/Schematics (3)
• Philco Folder PR671 for 1939.

• Other Models

• Here you find 4041 models, 2217 with images and 3690 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Philco, Philadelphia Stg. Batt. Co.; USA