• Country
• United States of America (USA)

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

• Year
• 1939/1940

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 51503

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• Number of Tubes
• 5

• Valves / Tubes
• 7A8 7B7 7C6 35A5 35Z3

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

• Wave bands
• Broadcast (MW), Police, sometimes also early TV (75-200m).

• Power type and voltage
• AC/DC-set / 115 Volt

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

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: PT-43 Transitone - Philco, Philadelphia Stg. Batt

• Shape
• Tablemodel, with any shape - general.

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 9 x 6 x 6 inch / 229 x 152 x 152 mm

• Notes
• Model PT-43 has a walnut cabinet with plastic handle, dial, knobs, and speaker grill available in a variety of colors, including ivory, red, blue, green, and brown. Models PT-43 and PT-55 have similar chassis.

• External source of data
• Ernst Erb

• Source of data
• Collector's Guide to Antique Radios 4. Edition

• Circuit diagram reference
• Rider's Perpetual, Volume 12 = ca. 1941 and before

• Mentioned in
• Table Top Radios Vol. 1 Stein 98 (Philco Radio 1928-1942, Ramirez)

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Philco 1940 RMS Year Book

• 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