• 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
• 50664

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• Number of Tubes
• 12

• Valves / Tubes
• 1232 6J8G 78 6Q7G 42 42 80 78 6J7G 6H6G 2A4G 30

• Main principle
• Superhet with RF-stage; ZF/IF 470 kHz

• 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
• 7 W (unknown quality)

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: 40-217RX - Philco, Philadelphia Stg. Batt

• Shape
• Console with any shape - in general

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 35 x 36.3 x 14.3 inch / 889 x 922 x 363 mm

• Notes
• This model includes a wireless remote control equipped with the last 5 tubes of the tube list.

• External source of data
• Ernst Erb

• Source of data
• The Radio Collector's Directory and Price Guide 1921 - 1965

• Circuit diagram reference
• Rider's Perpetual, Volume 12 = ca. 1941 and before

• Mentioned in
• Philco Radio 1928-1942

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Philco 1940 RMS Year Book

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• Pre-War Consoles

• Other Models

• Here you find 4085 models, 2222 with images and 3733 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Philco, Philadelphia Stg. Batt. Co.; USA