• Year
  • 1935
  • Category
  • Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 140969

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 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Tubes
  • 6
  • Main principle
  • Superhet with RF-stage; ZF/IF 460 kHz
  • Wave bands
  • Broadcast plus 2 Short Wave bands.
  • Power type and voltage
  • Alternating Current supply (AC) / 115 Volt
  • Loudspeaker
  • Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil)
  • Power out
  • 5 W (unknown quality)
  • Material
  • Wooden case
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: 630B - Philco, Philadelphia Stg. Batt
  • Shape
  • Tablemodel, Tombstone = decorative upright, not cathedral but can have rounded edges.
  • Notes
  • The Philco model 630 series uses a 6-tube 3-band chassis which is very similar to the 620 series, but with shadow meter (tuning aid) added. The bands covered are BC, 1.75-5.8 MHz, and 5.7-18 MHz.

    There are four individual models with different cabinet styles. Model 630B is a shouldered tombstone. Model 630X is a console with inclined sounding board and a vase-shaped pattern in the latticework over the speaker opening. Model 630PF is radio-phonograph floor-type console with phonograph under the top lid. Model 630CSX is a chairside with built-in speaker and controls in a T-shaped recess on the top.

    The model 635 series (1936), the 37-630 series (1936-37), and the 38-630 series (1937-38) were similar in electrical design, although the later two series had updated tube types and different SW band coverage.
  • Price in first year of sale
  • 60.00 $
  • Circuit diagram reference
  • Rider's Perpetual, Volume 6 = 1935 and before
  • Author
  • Model page created by Thomas Albrecht. See "Data change" for further contributors.

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