• Country
• United States of America (USA)

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

• Year
• 1939–1941

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 89178

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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 only (MW).

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

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

• Material
• Bakelite case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: PT-26 Transitone - Philco, Philadelphia Stg. Batt

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

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 8.5 x 5.4 x 4 inch / 216 x 137 x 102 mm

• Notes

• Model PT-26 differs from the later model 42-PT-26 (from 1942) by the size of the letters on the dial scale. The picture in Ramirez' book at page 133 actually is model 42-PT-26 (personal communication Ron Ramirez). Built-in Loop Aerial.

   

• Source of data
• Philco Radio 1928-1942

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

• Mentioned in
• Beitman Radio Diagrams, Vol. 03, 1940 (Philco dealers promotion radio sales, 1941)

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Philco 1940 RMS Yearbook

• Literature/Schematics (3)
• Philco Folder No. PR-799-A for 1941.

• Author
• Model page created by Gidi Verheijen. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• 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