Philco 733

• Country
• New Zealand-Aotearoa

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

• Year
• 1949

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 167352

• Picture
• Schematics

Previous Next

Previous Next

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

• Number of Tubes
• 6

• Valves / Tubes
• 7B7 7S7 7B7 7C6 7C5 5Y3

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

• Wave bands
• Broadcast plus more than 2 Short Wave bands.

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

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 8 inch = 20.3 cm

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Philco 733 - Dominion Radio & Electrical

• Shape
• Tablemodel, with any shape - general.

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 530 x 390 x 270 mm / 20.9 x 15.4 x 10.6 inch

• Notes

• 6-valve, 5-band (2 with bandspread) superhet with RF stage.

  Frequency Ranges:

  • BC: 535-1600 kHz
  • SW1: 2.5-7.5 MHz
  • SW2: 7.5-22 MHz
  • BS1: 9.4-12 MHz
  • BS2: 15-18 MHz 

  Imported Maple wood cabinet

  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
• 47.50 £

• Mentioned in
• -- Original prospect or advert (Ashburton Guardian 15 February 1950 Page 6)

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

• Other Models

• Here you find 139 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