• Country
• United States of America (USA)

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

• Year
• 1962

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 88135

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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 / 110 - 120 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• 2 Loudspeakers / Ø 4 inch = 10.2 cm

• Material
• Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: K-856 - Philco, Philadelphia Stg. Batt

• Shape
• Tablemodel without push buttons, Mantel/Midget/Compact up to 14

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 17 x 7 x 7 inch / 432 x 178 x 178 mm

• Notes

• The Philco K-856 is an AC/DC operated 5 tube BC band receiver.  The BC band frequency tuning range is 540 - 1620kHz.  Has Qty(2) PM 4" speakers.

  The SAMS Photofact Set 613, folder 12 covers the service information on the following models:

  Model	Front Cabinet Color	Back Cabinet Color
  K-855	Mocha	Mocha
  K-855	Aqua	Aqua
  K-856	Mocha	Mocha
  K-856	Aqua	Aqua
  K-856	Charcoal	Charcoal

   

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Photofact Folder, Howard W. SAMS (Set 613, Folder 12 Dated 1-63)

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• Beitman Radio Diagrams, Vol. 22, 1962 (Pages 84-86)

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

• Other Models

• Here you find 4041 models, 2218 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