• Country
• Argentina

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Philips Argentina, FAPESA, Miniwatt tubes; Buenos Aires

• Year
• 1958/1959

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 248901

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• Number of Tubes
• 4

• Valves / Tubes
• ECH42 EF41 EBC41 EL42

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 468 kHz

• Wave bands
• Broadcast plus more than 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) / Ø 6 inch = 15.2 cm

• Power out
• 0.6 W (undistorted)

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: B5AL81-V - Philips Argentina, FAPESA,

• Shape
• Tablemodel with Push Buttons.

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 546 x 358 x 205 mm / 21.5 x 14.1 x 8.1 inch

• Notes

• Philips B5AL81-V is a storage battery operated radio receiver.
  Vibrator for +B. Power consumption: 12 W.

  Coverage:

  • SW1 5.75 ... 7.6 MHz
  • SW2 9.25 ... 12.2 MHz
  • SW3 14.7 ... 19.5 MHz
  • MW  540 ... 1600 kHz

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 8 kg / 17 lb 9.9 oz (17.621 lb)

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• -- Original-techn. papers.

• Author
• Model page created by Nicolas Braschi. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 275 models, 170 with images and 198 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Philips Argentina, FAPESA, Miniwatt tubes; Buenos Aires