• 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
• 50808

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• Number of Tubes
• 7

• Valves / Tubes
• XXL XXL 7B7 7B7 7C6 7B5 7Y4

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 455 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)

• Tuned circuits
• 6 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast and Short Wave (SW).

• 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: 42-340 T Code 121 - Philco, Philadelphia Stg. Batt

• Shape
• Tablemodel, with any shape - general.

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 16 x 9.94 x 9.5 inch / 406 x 252 x 241 mm

• Notes
• The Philco model 42-340 features BC and SW reception.
  Built-in loop antenna.
  Additive triode mixing with separate oscillator, two IF stages.

• External source of data
• Ernst Erb

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

• Circuit diagram reference
• Rider's Perpetual, Volume 14 = 1944 = before 1943

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

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

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• Machine Age to Jet Age II (page 217.)

• Other Models

• Here you find 4033 models, 2216 with images and 3682 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Philco, Philadelphia Stg. Batt. Co.; USA