• Country
• United States of America (USA)

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

• Year
• 1941/1942

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 50792

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• Number of Tubes
• 12

• Valves / Tubes
• XXL XXL 7B7 7B7 7B7 XXFM 7C5 7A4 6L6G 6L6G 7C6 5X4G

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 455 / 4300 kHz

• Wave bands
• Broadcast, 2 Short Wave plus FM or UHF.

• Details
• Changer (Record changer)

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

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

• Power out
• 14 W (unknown quality)

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: 42-1015PM Radio-Phonograph - Philco, Philadelphia Stg. Batt

• Shape
• Console with Push Buttons.

• Notes
• Model 42-1015PM has a mahogany cabinet; 42-1015PW has a walnut cabinet. This model has the old FM band (42 - 50 MHz), and uses three IF stages. This model includes a record changer with Philco's "Beam of Light" phonograph pickup. The phonograph operates at 78 RPM for standard records and also has a slow speed (33.3 - 39 RPM). This phonograph has stroboscopic speed indicator and also is compatible with the HR-2 record cutting accessory.

• Price in first year of sale
• 305.00 $

• 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 14 = 1944 = before 1943

• Mentioned in
• Collector's Guide to Antique Radios 4. Edition

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Philco Radio 1928-1942 (Philco 1942 RMS Year Book)

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

• Other Models

• Here you find 4073 models, 2222 with images and 3721 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Philco, Philadelphia Stg. Batt. Co.; USA