People's Set A537

Philco Radio & Television Corp. of Great Britain Ltd.; London

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  • Year
  • 1937
  • Category
  • Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 305495

 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Tubes
  • 5
  • Main principle
  • Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 451 kHz
  • Wave bands
  • Broadcast, Long Wave and Short Wave.
  • Power type and voltage
  • Alternating Current supply (AC) / 200-230; 231-260 Volt
  • Loudspeaker
  • Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil) / Ø 8 inch = 20.3 cm
  • Power out
  • 3 W (unknown quality)
  • Material
  • Bakelite case
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: People's Set A537 - Philco Radio & Television Corp
  • Shape
  • Table-Cathedral-Type (upright, round top or gothic arch, not rounded edges only).
  • Notes

  • An AC mains three band AM table radio covering MW (176.4-545.4 metres), LW (937.5-2000 metres) and SW (16.6-52.6 metres) housed in the same cabinet as the earlier Philco 444 AC/DC People's set and Philco 333 Battery People's Set. Two speed tuning drive. Provision is made for connection to a gramophone pick-up, an external 2 - 3 ohm PM loudspeaker and to a Philco All-Wave Noise Reducing aerial. 

    A similar chassis is fitted to the Philco Baby Grand A537 BG, Philco Concert Grand A537 CG and Philco Radiogram A537 RG

  • Literature/Schematics (1)
  • - - Manufacturers Literature (Philco Service Bulletin No. 63 dated June 1937)
  • Author
  • Model page created by Howard Craven. See "Data change" for further contributors.

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