• Country
• Netherlands

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Philips; Eindhoven (tubes international!); Miniwatt

• Year
• 1949/1950

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 13384

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• Number of Tubes
• 5

• Valves / Tubes
• UCH42 UAF42 UBC41 UL41 UY41

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 452 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)

• Tuned circuits
• 6 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast, Long Wave and Short Wave.

• Power type and voltage
• AC/DC-set / 117; 220 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 11 cm = 4.3 inch

• Material
• Bakelite case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: BX290U - Philips; Eindhoven tubes

• Shape
• Tablemodel without push buttons, Mantel/Midget/Compact up to 14

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 265 x 210 x 160 mm / 10.4 x 8.3 x 6.3 inch

• Notes

• AM radio for external antenna:

  • LW: 150 - 405,4 kHz.
  • BC: 517 - 1600 kHz.
  • SW: 9,5- 12 MHz.

  Loudspeaker: type 9730 (Z = 5 Ω)
  Dial lamp: 8097D (E10, 19 V / 97 mA)
  Mains voltage 200 V by short-circuiting resistor R4

  Known versions:

  • Version /00 (or nor suffix): brown cabinet (155 Hfl)
  • Version /04: brown cabinet (160 Hfl)
  • Version /05: Belgium model
  • Version /06 and /16: export model for Switzerland
  • Version /19: export model for Sweden
  • Version /32: creme colored cabinet

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 3 kg / 6 lb 9.7 oz (6.608 lb)

• Price in first year of sale
• 275.00 SFr

• External source of data
• E. Erb 3-907007-36-0

• Source of data
• Technisch- Commercieel - Radio Vademecum Staleman

• Circuit diagram reference
• Thali-Schemasammlung und Tungsram-Röhrenbestückung.

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

• Picture reference
• Das Modell ist im «Radiokatalog» (Erb) abgebildet.

• Other Models

• Here you find 5250 models, 4394 with images and 3451 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Philips; Eindhoven (tubes international!); Miniwatt