- Country
- United States of America (USA)
- Manufacturer / Brand
- Philco, Philadelphia Stg. Batt. Co.; USA
- Year
- 1939/1940
- Category
- Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
- Radiomuseum.org ID
- 50651
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- Number of Tubes
- 6
- Main principle
- Superhet with RF-stage; ZF/IF 455 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)
- Wave bands
- Broadcast, Short Wave(s) and Police.
- 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: 40-165F - Philco, Philadelphia Stg. Batt
- Shape
- Console with Push Buttons.
- Dimensions (WHD)
- 23.8 x 37 x 9.75 mm / 0.9 x 1.5 x 0.4 inch
- Notes
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The Philco model 40-165 series includes three different consoles. Model 40-165F has four vertical bars in front of the speaker grill. Model 40-165K (early version) has three vertical bars in front of the speaker, and a flat panel front just above the speaker grill. Model 40-165K (late version) also has three bars, but the panel just above the speaker has a strip of horizontal fluted molding, as well as other minor changes. All three models have a common 6-tube 3-band chassis with 6 pushbuttons (5 for preset stations, and one to select the manual dial tuning). Band coverage is 540-1550 kHz (BC), 1.5-3.5 MHz (police), and 6-18 MHz (SW).
- Price in first year of sale
- 55.00 $
- External source of data
- Ernst Erb
- Source of data
- Collector's Guide to Antique Radios 4. Edition
- Circuit diagram reference
- Rider's Perpetual, Volume 11 = ca. 1940 and before
- Literature/Schematics (1)
- Philco Radio 1928-1942 (Philco 1940 RMS Year Book)
- Literature/Schematics (2)
- Pre-War Consoles
- Literature/Schematics (3)
- Philco Folder PR-739, for 1940
- Other Models
-
Here you find 4014 models, 2208 with images and 3662 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
All listed radios etc. from Philco, Philadelphia Stg. Batt. Co.; USA
Collections
The model 40-165F is part of the collections of the following members.