• Country
• New Zealand-Aotearoa

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Dominion Radio & Electrical Corp. Ltd (Dreco), Philco; Auckland

• Year
• 1955

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 167368

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

• Number of Tubes
• 6

• Valves / Tubes
• 6BA6 ECH81 6BA6 6AT6 N78 EZ80

• Main principle
• Superhet with RF-stage; ZF/IF 455 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)

• Tuned circuits
• 7 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast only (MW).

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

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

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Philco 614 - Dominion Radio & Electrical

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

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 500 x 330 x 230 mm / 19.7 x 13 x 9.1 inch

• Notes

• 6-valve, AC-powered superhet with RF stage.
  Mantel model with the "Tomorrow Look"
  Solid American Walnut cabinet.

  Separate Bass and treble controls.

  Gramophone and extension speaker connections.

  This model appears in a list compiled by John Stokes during his research into the history of New Zealand radio.

   

• Price in first year of sale
• 35.75 £

• Mentioned in
• -- Original prospect or advert (Press 4 December 1956 Page 11)

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• -- Original prospect or advert (Press 16 September 1955 Page 13)

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• The Golden Age of Radio in the Home 1986 (Page 49)

• Author
• Model page created by Keith Staines. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 138 models, 125 with images and 113 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Dominion Radio & Electrical Corp. Ltd (Dreco), Philco; Auckland