• Year
  • 1936
  • Category
  • Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 51124

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 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Tubes
  • 8
  • Main principle
  • Superhet with RF-stage; ZF/IF 460 kHz
  • Wave bands
  • Broadcast plus 2 Short Wave bands.
  • Power type and voltage
  • AC/DC-set / 115 Volt
  • Loudspeaker
  • Permanent or electro-dynamic (moving coil), system not known yet.
  • Material
  • Wooden case
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: 651X - Philco, Philadelphia Stg. Batt
  • Shape
  • Console with any shape - in general
  • Notes
  • There are two models in the Philco 651 family: Model 651B is a tombstone, and model 651X is a floor-type console.

    Both models use the 651 chassis, which is an 8-tube AC/DC design with shadow meter (tuning aid) and 3-band coverage (BC, 1.75-5.8 MHz, and 5.75-18 MHz).
  • Price in first year of sale
  • 100.00 $
  • External source of data
  • Ernst Erb
  • Circuit diagram reference
  • Rider's Perpetual, Volume 7 = 1936 and before

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