• 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
• 50681

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• Number of Tubes
• 6

• Valves / Tubes
• 7C7 7A8 7B7 7C6 7B5 7Y4

• Main principle
• Superhet with RF-stage; ZF/IF 455 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast (MW) and Tropical/Marine/Police Band(s) = 150-200m.

• Details
• Record Player (not changer)

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

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

• Power out
• 1.5 W (unknown quality)

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: 40-526P Radio-Phonograph - Philco, Philadelphia Stg. Batt

• Shape
• Console with Push Buttons.

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 26.9 x 39.3 x 16.8 inch / 683 x 998 x 427 mm

• Notes
• Model 40-526P features six pushbuttons - 5 for selectable automatic tuning; 1 to select "manual" tuning. This model is similar to model 40-525P, except that it has a different cabinet and uses a manual phonograph rather than an automatic record changer. Radio chassis similar to model 40-135T.

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 30.1 kg / 66 lb 4.8 oz (66.3 lb)

• Price in first year of sale
• 80.00 $

• 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

• Other Models

• Here you find 4074 models, 2222 with images and 3722 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Philco, Philadelphia Stg. Batt. Co.; USA