46-131 (battery operated) Capacitor tuning

• Country
• United States of America (USA)

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

• Year
• 1946

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 50863

• Picture
• Schematics

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• Number of Tubes
• 4

• Valves / Tubes
• 1LA6 1LN5 1LH4 1A5GT

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

• Wave bands
• Broadcast only (MW).

• Power type and voltage
• Storage and/or dry batteries / 90 & 1.5 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 5 inch = 12.7 cm

• Power out
• 0.1 W (unknown quality)

• Material
• Bakelite case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: 46-131 [Capacitor tuning] - Philco, Philadelphia Stg. Batt

• Shape
• Tablemodel without push buttons, Mantel/Midget/Compact up to 14

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 15.5 x 9.5 x 8 inch / 394 x 241 x 203 mm

• Notes
• Color: Walnut. The other version "46-131 Revised" employs variometer tuning.

• External source of data
• Ernst Erb

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

• Circuit diagram reference
• Rider's Perpetual, Volume 20 covering 1950

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

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Philco Home Radio Yearbook 1946-1947

• 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