• Year
  • 1939
  • Category
  • Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 135371

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 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Tubes
  • 5
  • Main principle
  • Superhet with RF-stage; ZF/IF 452 kHz; 1 AF stage(s)
  • Tuned circuits
  • 7 AM circuit(s)
  • Wave bands
  • Broadcast plus 2 Short Wave bands.
  • Power type and voltage
  • Alternating Current supply (AC) / 110; 125; 145; 200; 220; 245 Volt
  • Loudspeaker
  • Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 20 cm = 7.9 inch
  • Power out
  • 4 W (unknown quality)
  • Material
  • Bakelite case
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: 256A-00 - Philips; Eindhoven tubes
  • Shape
  • Tablemodel, with any shape - general.
  • Dimensions (WHD)
  • 500 x 300 x 230 mm / 19.7 x 11.8 x 9.1 inch
  • Notes
  • Philips model 256A (version -00) was made for tropical regions, especially for "Nederlandsch-Indië".

    In 1946 a second version 256A-02 was introduced with a different set of tubes: EF9 and ECH4 instead of EF8 and ECH3.

  • Price in first year of sale
  • 260.00 Hfl
  • Source of data
  • -- Original-techn. papers.

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