• Country
• United States of America (USA)

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

• Year
• 1940/1941

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 50833

Click on the schematic thumbnail to request the schematic as a free document.

• Number of Tubes
• 7

• Valves / Tubes
• 1LE3 1LE3 1LN5 1LN5 1LH4 1LB4 117Z6G

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

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

• Power type and voltage
• Line / Batteries (any type) / 115 / 90 & 9 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil)

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: 42-854T - Philco, Philadelphia Stg. Batt

• Shape
• Portable set > 8 inch (also usable without mains)

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 13.9 x 12.7 x 7.25 inch / 353 x 323 x 184 mm

• Price in first year of sale
• 49.95 $

• 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
• Philco Radio 1928-1942

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

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• Radio Retailing (Radio & Television R.) (April, May 1941.)

• 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