• Country
• New Zealand-Aotearoa

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Dominion Radio & Electrical Corp. Ltd (Dreco), Philco; Auckland

• Year
• 1936

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 358750

Click on the schematic thumbnail to request the schematic as a free document.

• Number of Tubes
• 6

• Valves / Tubes
• 78 6A7 78 75 42 80

• Main principle
• Superhet with RF-stage; ZF/IF 460 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)

• Tuned circuits
• 7 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast plus 2 Short Wave bands.

• Power type and voltage
• Alternating Current supply (AC) / 50Hz, 230 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil)

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Philco 625E Code 321 - Dominion Radio & Electrical

• Shape
• Tablemodel, Tombstone = decorative upright, not cathedral but can have rounded edges.

• Notes

• MODEL 625: 6-VALVE ALL-WAVE RECEIVER Beggs are particularly proud of this Model which is an exceptionally outstanding performer. Main features include: Glowing Arrow Wave Band Indicator, 6 Philco High efficiency Tubes, Noise Excluding Signal Amplifier, and BUILT-IN Aerial Tuning System. Price: $28/10/ Easy Terms if Desired.

  Made in the USA.

  See also USA version 625B.

• Price in first year of sale
• 28.50 NZ £

• Mentioned in
• -- Original prospect or advert (New Zealand Herald 18 July 1936 Page 19)

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Rider's Perpetual, Volume 7 = 1936 and before (Pages 7-94, 7-95, 7-96)

• Author
• Model page created by Brian Stevens. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 145 models, 133 with images and 119 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Dominion Radio & Electrical Corp. Ltd (Dreco), Philco; Auckland