• Country
• United States of America (USA)

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

• Year
• 1957

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 84462

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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
• AC/DC-set / 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: F-809 - Philco, Philadelphia Stg. Batt

• Shape
• Tablemodel, with any shape - general.

• Notes
• The Philco Model F-809 is an AC/DC operated 5 Tube AM Receiver. Cabinet color is Mahogany or Lustre Ivory. BC Band Tuning Range: 540 to 1620KHz.

• Circuit diagram reference
• Beitman Radio Diagrams Vol. 18, 1958

• Mentioned in
• Collector's Guide to Antique Radios (6th edition)

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Photofact Folder, Howard W. SAMS (Date 9-58, Set 413, Folder 12)

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• - - Manufacturers Literature

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

• Other Models

• Here you find 4019 models, 2215 with images and 3667 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Philco, Philadelphia Stg. Batt. Co.; USA