• Country
• Netherlands

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

• Year
• 1955/1956

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 29880

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• Number of Tubes
• 8

• Valves / Tubes
• ECC85 ECH81 EBF80 EF85 EM80 EABC80 EL84 EZ80

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 452/10700 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)

• Tuned circuits
• 6 AM circuit(s)     11 FM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast, Long Wave, Short Wave plus FM or UHF.

• Power type and voltage
• Alternating Current supply (AC) / 110; 127; 145; 220 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 18 cm = 7.1 inch

• Power out
• 6 W (unknown quality)

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: BX454A - Philips; Eindhoven tubes

• Shape
• Tablemodel with Push Buttons.

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 580 x 395 x 220 mm / 22.8 x 15.6 x 8.7 inch

• Notes
• The first IF tube in model BX454A is EBF80 (compare model BX454A /90, which has EF89 as first IF tube).
   
  AM radio with built-in ferroceptor:
  • LW: 150 - 262 kHz.
  • BC: 522 - 1610 kHz.
  • SW: 5,8 - 12,3 MHz.
  FM radio with dipole antenna input: 87,5 - 100 MHz.
   
  Amplifier: 1 x 6 W in 5 Ohm (loudspeaker AD3800M).
  Dial lamp: 8024N (6.3V / 300mA, bajonet).

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 7 kg / 15 lb 6.7 oz (15.419 lb)

• Price in first year of sale
• 328.00 HFL

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

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

• Other Models

• Here you find 5243 models, 4384 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