• Country
• United States of America (USA)

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

• Year
• 1959

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 72205

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• Number of Tubes
• 4

• Valves / Tubes
• 1R5 1U4 1U5 3V4

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

• Tuned circuits
• 5 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast only (MW).

• Power type and voltage
• Line / Batteries (any type) / Either AC: 110-120V or DC: 110-120V or Batteries: 90 & 7.5 Volt

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

• Material
• Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: H-691 Code 124 - Philco, Philadelphia Stg. Batt

• Shape
• Very small Portable or Pocket-Set (Handheld) < 8 inch.

• Notes

• The Philco Model H-691 is an AC/DC or Battery operated 4 Tube and 1 Selenium Rectifier AM Receiver. AM Band Tuning Range: 540 to 1620KHz. Cabinet is Ivory and Turquoise or Ivory and Gold. Has Loop Antenna mounted in handle.

  The SAMS Photofact Set 434, Folder 10 calls out Philco model G-681. However the SAMS index for model H-691 refers to this same Set and Folder and so therefore is applicable for this model also.

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• - - Manufacturers Literature (Philco Service Manual PR-3312 dated 1959)

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• Beitman Radio Diagrams, Vol. 19, 1959 (Page 112)

• Literature/Schematics (3)
• Photofact Folder, Howard W. SAMS (Set 434, folder 10 dated 3-59)

• Author
• Model page created by Hinrich Grensemann † 15.5.16. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

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