• Country
• United States of America (USA)

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

• Year
• 1956 ?

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 83018

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• Number of Tubes
• 5

• Valves / Tubes
• 12BE6 12BA6 12AV6 50C5 35W4

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 455 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)

• Tuned circuits
• 6 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast only (MW).

• Power type and voltage
• Alternating Current supply (AC) / 60 cycles, 105-120 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 4 inch = 10.2 cm

• Power out
• 0.9 W (unknown quality)

• Material
• Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: E-740 - Philco, Philadelphia Stg. Batt

• Shape
• Tablemodel with Clock ((Alarm-) Clock Radio).

• Notes

• The Philco E-740 is an AC operated 5 tube BC band clock radio.  The BC band frequency tuning range is 540 - 1620kHz.  Has Qty(1) PM 4" speaker and loop antenna mounted on the inside of the back panel.

  The following models use the same schematic and circuit board:

  Model	Clock	Dial Light	Cabinet Color
  E-740	Yes	No	Not Known
  E-742	Yes	No	Lustre Ivory
  E-742	Yes	No	Pink
  E-808	No	No	Not Known
  E-810	No	No	Lustre Ivory
  E-810	No	No	Pink
  E-812	No	No	Aztec Gold
  E-812	No	No	Spice
  E-814	No	Yes	Emerald
  E-814	No	Yes	Flame
  E-814	No	Yes	Lustre Ivory
  E-814	No	Yes	Mahogany
  E-816	No	Yes	Lustre Ivory
  E-816	No	Yes	Turquoise

   

• Mentioned in
• Photofact Folder, Howard W. SAMS (Set 351, Folder 14, Date 3-56)

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• - - Manufacturers Literature (Philco Service Manual PR-3034 Dated 1956)

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• Beitman Radio Diagrams, Vol. 17, 1957 (Page 96, 97)

• Author
• Model page created by Egon Penker. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 4041 models, 2217 with images and 3690 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Philco, Philadelphia Stg. Batt. Co.; USA