• Year
  • 1938/1939
  • Category
  • Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 51597

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 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Tubes
  • 5
  • Main principle
  • Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 470 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
  • Bakelite case
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: TP-4-I Transitone - Philco, Philadelphia Stg. Batt
  • Shape
  • Tablemodel without push buttons, Mantel/Midget/Compact up to 14
  • Dimensions (WHD)
  • 8.5 x 5.3 x 4 inch / 216 x 135 x 102 mm
  • Notes
  • Wave bands: 540-1720 kc and 2.3-2.5 Mc. Except for its ivory finish, model TP-4-I is identical to TP-4.

  • External source of data
  • Ernst Erb
  • Circuit diagram reference
  • Rider's Perpetual, Volume 11 = ca. 1940 and before
  • Literature/Schematics (1)
  • Philco dealers promotion radio sales, 1941
  • Literature/Schematics (3)
  • Philco Folder PR-738, 1938-1940.

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