• Country
• United States of America (USA)

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Philco, Philadelphia Stg. Batt. Co.; USA

• Year
• 1938/1939

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 93621

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• Number of Tubes
• 4

• Valves / Tubes
• 1A7G 1N5G 1H5G 1A5G

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 470 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast only (MW).

• Power type and voltage
• Storage and/or dry batteries / 90 / 1.5 Volt

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

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: 39-80B - Philco, Philadelphia Stg. Batt

• Shape
• Tablemodel, Tombstone = decorative upright, not cathedral but can have rounded edges.

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 17.4 x 17.4 x 9.56 inch / 442 x 442 x 243 mm

• Notes

• Cabinet with vertical and horizontal grained walnut.

• Circuit diagram reference
• Rider's Perpetual, Volume 10 = 1939 and before

• Mentioned in
• Philco Radio 1928-1942

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Philco dealers promotion radio sales

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• Machine Age to Jet Age II (p.222)

• Author
• Model page created by Vitor Oliveira. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 4073 models, 2222 with images and 3721 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Philco, Philadelphia Stg. Batt. Co.; USA