• Country
• United States of America (USA)

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

• Year
• 1948

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 18850

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• Number of Tubes
• 6

• Valves / Tubes
• 7J7E 7B7 7C6 7B5E 7B5E 6X5GT

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

• Tuned circuits
• 6 AM circuit(s)

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

• Power type and voltage
• Alternating Current supply (AC) / 50-60 Hz: 115/230 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil) / Ø 16.5 cm = 6.5 inch

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Tropic 48-828 - Philco, Philadelphia Stg. Batt

• Shape
• Tablemodel, low profile (big size).

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 475 x 320 x 210 mm / 18.7 x 12.6 x 8.3 inch

• Notes
• The model Philco Tropic with chassis 48-828 has 3 short wave bands plus broadcast.

• External source of data
• E. Erb 3-907007-36-0

• Circuit diagram reference
• Die «Thali Schemasammlung» führt das Modell.

• Mentioned in
• -- Original prospect or advert (L'Antenna, n. 21-22, November 1947)

• Other Models

• Here you find 4017 models, 2212 with images and 3664 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Philco, Philadelphia Stg. Batt. Co.; USA