Armonia AL176BV

Philips Argentina, FAPESA, Miniwatt tubes; Buenos Aires

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  • Year
  • 1937/1938 ?
  • Category
  • Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 135722

 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Tubes
  • 8
  • Number of Transistors
  • Main principle
  • Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 475 kHz; Export model
  • Wave bands
  • Broadcast plus 2 Short Wave bands.
  • Power type and voltage
  • Storage Battery for all (e.g. for car radios and amateur radios) / 6 Volt
  • Loudspeaker
  • Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil)
  • Material
  • Wooden case
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: Armonia AL176BV - Philips Argentina, FAPESA,
  • Shape
  • Tablemodel, high profile (upright - NOT Cathedral nor decorative).
  • Notes

  • SW 1 = 23 to 7.5 MHz
    SW 2 = 7.5 to 2.5 MHz

    The power for this model is provided by a 6 volt accumulator. A 2 V section of the accumulator is heating the filaments. A vibrator unit is generating the B+. The vibrator unit is a.o. equipped with a mechanical vibrator and tube KDD1 (a double triode) acting as rectifier for the generated high voltage pulses.

    Made in Holland

    Philips Argentina model AL176BV has the same tube lineup as Philips model Soprano 38 360BV (P) and Philips model 338BV (D).

  • Source of data
  • - - Manufacturers Literature
  • Author
  • Model page created by Bernhard Nagel. See "Data change" for further contributors.

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