• Country
• Netherlands

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

• Year
• 1949/1950

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 29955

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• Number of Tubes
• 6

• Valves / Tubes
• ECH21 EAF42 EAF42 EBL21 EM34 AZ1

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

• Tuned circuits
• 6 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast, Long Wave and more than two Short Wave bands.

• Power type and voltage
• Alternating Current supply (AC) / 110; 125; 145; 200; 220; 240 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 21 cm = 8.3 inch

• Power out
• 4.5 W (unknown quality)

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: BX591A - Philips; Eindhoven tubes

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

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 500 x 350 x 265 mm / 19.7 x 13.8 x 10.4 inch

• Notes

• Wave ranges:

  • LW: 714 - 2000 m.
  • BC: 185 - 580 m.
  • SW1: 13.5 - 20 m.
  • SW2: 17 - 26 m.
  • SW3: 21.6 - 32 m.
  • SW4: 32 - 50.5 m.

  There is a variant model BX591A /01 with different decorative frontplate and knobs.

  For the coil layouts of model BX591A see service manual of model BX591A /01.

  Loudspeaker: 9702-05

  Dial lamp: 2x 8045D (6,3V, 0,32A, E10)

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 10.6 kg / 23 lb 5.6 oz (23.348 lb)

• Price in first year of sale
• 360.00 Hfl

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

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

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

• Other Models

• Here you find 5270 models, 4414 with images and 3455 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Philips; Eindhoven (tubes international!); Miniwatt