- Country
- Netherlands
- Manufacturer / Brand
- Philips; Eindhoven (tubes international!); Miniwatt
- Year
- 1939
- Category
- Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
- Radiomuseum.org ID
- 135371
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- 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.
- Other Models
-
Here you find 5242 models, 4383 with images and 3445 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
All listed radios etc. from Philips; Eindhoven (tubes international!); Miniwatt