• 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
• 50828

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• Number of Tubes
• 11

• Valves / Tubes
• 7C7 7J7 78 7C7 7A6 76 76 76 6V6G 6V6G 80

• Main principle
• Superhet with RF-stage; ZF/IF 455 kHz

• Wave bands
• Broadcast plus more than 2 Short Wave bands.

• Power type and voltage
• Alternating Current supply (AC) / 115, 230 Volt

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

• Power out
• 8.2 W (unknown quality)

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: 42-788T - Philco, Philadelphia Stg. Batt

• Shape
• Tablemodel, with any shape - general.

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 23.1 x 16.1 x 11.1 inch / 587 x 409 x 282 mm

• Notes
• Model 42-788T is a "Philco-Tropic" radio intended for harsh environments. This model has separate band spread tuning for five SW sub bands. Code 121: radio is shipped with voltage change switch in 230 V position; Code 122: switch in 115 V position.

• External source of data
• Ernst Erb

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

• Mentioned in
• Philco Radio 1928-1942

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

• 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