• Year
  • 1931/1932
  • Category
  • Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 51136

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 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Tubes
  • 7
  • Main principle
  • Superhet with RF-stage; ZF/IF 260 kHz
  • Wave bands
  • Broadcast only (MW).
  • Power type and voltage
  • Alternating Current supply (AC) / 115 Volt
  • Loudspeaker
  • Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil)
  • Material
  • Wooden case
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: 70 Highboy [Early] - Philco, Philadelphia Stg. Batt
  • Shape
  • Console, Highboy (legs > 50 %).
  • Notes
  • Model 70 was available in a cathedral cabinet, a lowboy, and a highboy. The early and late versions used a different tube lineup. Model 70 is for 50-60 Hz power; model 70A is for 25-60 Hz power.

  • Price in first year of sale
  • 65.75 $
  • External source of data
  • Ernst Erb
  • Circuit diagram reference
  • Rider's Perpetual, Volume 1 = 1931/1934 (for 1919-1931)
  • Literature/Schematics (1)
  • Philco 1928-36 Wiring Diagrams, Parts Lists, and Essential Service Data
  • Literature/Schematics (3)
  • Philco Folder 2674.

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