- Country
- Great Britain (UK)
- Manufacturer / Brand
- Philco Radio & Television Corp. of Great Britain Ltd.; London
- Year
- 1956
- Category
- Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
- Radiomuseum.org ID
- 102514
Philco sales literature
Top view of the chassis.
Click on the schematic thumbnail to request the schematic as a free document.
- Number of Tubes
- 4
- Main principle
- Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 470 kHz
- Wave bands
- Broadcast, Long Wave and Short Wave.
- Power type and voltage
- Line / Batteries (any type) / AC/DC 105-120; 200-250 / 7.5 & 85.5 (and 4.5 for the torch) Volt
- Loudspeaker
- Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 6 inch = 15.2 cm
- Material
- Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)
- from Radiomuseum.org
- Model: A3782 - Philco Radio & Television Corp
- Shape
- Portable set > 8 inch (also usable without mains)
- Notes
-
As well as the normal MW & LW the SW is the Maritime & Aeronautic band 64m to 187.5m (4.6MHz from 1.6MHz).
The UK "National Museum of Technology" lists this as the "PHILCO TORCH RADIO MODEL 3782". They say: The sales literature states ''Powerful built in torch. 3 Bands Long Medium and Maritime. Choice of four colours. AC/DC Mains operation. Cost in 1956 18 Gns Tax Paid''. The torch operates on a battery of 4.5 V.
- Price in first year of sale
- 19.00 GBP
- Mentioned in
- -- Original-techn. papers.
- Author
- Model page created by Peter Hoddow. See "Data change" for further contributors.
- Other Models
-
Here you find 256 models, 157 with images and 130 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
All listed radios etc. from Philco Radio & Television Corp. of Great Britain Ltd.; London
Collections
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