• Country
• Netherlands

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

• Year
• 1948/1949

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 29855

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• Number of Tubes
• 4

• Valves / Tubes
• ECH21 ECH21 EBL21 AZ1

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 452 kHz

• Tuned circuits
• 6 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 16 cm = 6.3 inch

• Material
• Bakelite case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: BX388A - Philips; Eindhoven tubes

• Shape
• Tablemodel, low profile (big size).

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 440 x 250 x 190 mm / 17.3 x 9.8 x 7.5 inch

• Notes

• MW: 185...550 m
  SW1: 11...35 m
  SW2: 35...95 m

  Compare with these similar models:

  • BX380A with wavebands LW, MW and SW
  • unknown 3 band model with 2x SW and MW

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 6.7 kg / 14 lb 12.1 oz (14.758 lb)

• Mentioned in
• -- Original-techn. papers.

• Author
• Model page created by Iven Müller. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• 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