• Country
• United States of America (USA)

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

• Year
• 1959

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 78448

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• Number of Transistors
• 5

• Semiconductors
• T1504 T1460 T1618 T1005A T1005A

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 455 kHz

• Tuned circuits
• 4 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast only (MW).

• Power type and voltage
• Dry Batteries / 4 x 1,3 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 2.25 inch = 5.7 cm

• Power out
• 0.025 W (unknown quality)

• Material
• Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Transistor T-50-124 - Philco, Philadelphia Stg. Batt

• Shape
• Very small Portable or Pocket-Set (Handheld) < 8 inch.

• Notes

• The Philco Model T-50-124 is a battery operated 5 transistor portable AM Receiver. BC Band Tuning Range: 535 to 1620KHz. This model has Qty(1) 2.25" PM speaker. Earphone jack disconnects the speaker for private listening. Uses Qty(4) 1.3V Mercury cells. Cabinet is Aqua or Terra Cotta.

  In the Philco language 124 represents the first series of a given model whereas 126 is the second one, usually with minor electronic differences.  Similar model T-50-126.

• Circuit diagram reference
• Beitman Radio Diagrams Vol. 20, 1960

• Mentioned in
• Beitman Radio Diagrams, Vol. 20, 1960

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Photofact Folder, Howard W. SAMS (Set 475 folder 6 date 2-60)

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• - - Manufacturers Literature (Philco Transistor Radio Service Manual PR-3309 Dated 1959)

• Author
• Model page created by Trev Levick. 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