• Country
• United States of America (USA)

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

• Year
• 1935/1936

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 51097

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• Number of Tubes
• 5

• Valves / Tubes
• 6A7 78 75 43 25Z5

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 460 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast, Short Wave(s) and Police.

• Power type and voltage
• AC/DC-set / 115 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil) / Ø 15 cm = 5.9 inch

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: 611B Code 121 - Philco, Philadelphia Stg. Batt

• Shape
• Tablemodel, Tombstone = decorative upright, not cathedral but can have rounded edges.

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 330 x 425 x 220 mm / 13 x 16.7 x 8.7 inch

• Notes
• The Philco model 611 series uses a 5-tube 3-band (BC, 2.3-2.5 MHz, and 5.7-18 MHz) chassis with AC/DC power supply. There are four individual models in the series with different cabinet styles.
  
  Model 611B (1935-36) is a shouldered tombstone. Model 611F (1935) is a floor-type console with a tulip design in the speaker opening. Model 611J (1936) is an updated floor-type console with a slightly tapered (trapezoidal) profile and rounded upper corners. Model 611T (1936) is a table radio with a round left side, the speaker opening combining a round lower part with several horizontal bars in the upper part, with an overall resemblence to a small Greek 'sigma.'
  
  The 1937-38 model 37-611 series is similar in design (AC/DC 3-band with 5 tubes) to the 611 series, but with an updated tube lineup.
  
  The model 611 series is electrically similar to the 610 series, except that the 610 series has an AC power supply.

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 7.1 kg / 15 lb 10.2 oz (15.639 lb)

• Price in first year of sale
• 45.00 USD

• External source of data
• Ernst Erb

• Circuit diagram reference
• Rider's Perpetual, Volume 6 = 1935 and before

• Mentioned in
• Philco Radio 1928-1942

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Philco 1928-36 Wiring Diagrams, Parts Lists, and Essential Service Data

• Other Models

• Here you find 4019 models, 2215 with images and 3667 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Philco, Philadelphia Stg. Batt. Co.; USA