• 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
• 78449

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• Number of Transistors
• 4

• Semiconductors
• T1502 T1503 T1504 T1505

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

• Wave bands
• Broadcast only (MW).

• Power type and voltage
• Dry Batteries / 4 x 1.5 / 1.5 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 2.75 inch = 7 cm

• Power out
• 0.025 W (unknown quality)

• Material
• Leather / canvas / plastic - over other material

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: TC-47 Ch= 124 - Philco, Philadelphia Stg. Batt

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

• Notes
• The Philco TC-47 is a battery operated 4 transistor and 1 diode portable AM receiver and electric clock. AM Band Tuning Range: 535-1620KHz. Uses Qty(4) 1.5V AA penlight batteries for the radio section, and Qty(1) 1.5V D battery for the clock. Uses a Westclox automatic PMBT-1 timer and clock. Leather covered cabinet is white or brown. Earphone jack is located on side of radio which disconnects the speaker for private listening.

• 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 500 folder 12 date 9-50)

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• - - Manufacturers Literature

• Author
• Model page created by Trev Levick. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 4041 models, 2217 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