• Country
• Netherlands

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

• Year
• 1949/1950

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 29894

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• Number of Tubes
• 5

• Valves / Tubes
• ECH42 EAF42 EBC41 EL41 AZ41

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

• Tuned circuits
• 6 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast, Long Wave and 2 x Short Wave.

• Power type and voltage
• Alternating Current supply (AC) / 110; 125; 145; 200; 220; 245 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 15 cm = 5.9 inch

• Power out
• 3 W (unknown quality)

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: BX493A - Philips; Eindhoven tubes

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

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 440 x 290 x 200 mm / 17.3 x 11.4 x 7.9 inch

• Notes

• Chassis like BX390A.

  AM radio for external antenna:
  • LW: 150 - 419,6 kHz.
  • BC: 517 - 1622 kHz.
  • SW1: 9,5 - 12 MHz (band spread).
  • SW2: 5,94 - 18,2 MHz.

  Loudspeaker: 9738X (5Ω).

  Dial lamps: 2x 8045D (E10, 6,3V/320mA).

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 7.5 kg / 16 lb 8.3 oz (16.52 lb)

• Price in first year of sale
• 250.00 Hfl

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

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

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

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