Merkur BD492A

• Country
• Germany

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Philips Radios - Deutschland

• Year
• 1949–1951

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 7096

• • Brand: Deutsche Philips-Ges.

• Picture
• Schematics

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• Number of Tubes
• 6

• Valves / Tubes
• ECH4 EF9 EF9 EBL1 EM4 AZ1

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 470.5 kHz

• Tuned circuits
• 6 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Ready for FM, has Broadcast, Long Wave, Short wave.

• Power type and voltage
• Alternating Current supply (AC) / 110, 220 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 22 cm = 8.7 inch

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Merkur BD492A - Philips Radios - Deutschland

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

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 490 x 335 x 200 mm / 19.3 x 13.2 x 7.9 inch

• Notes
• Bandbreitenschalter

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 9 kg / 19 lb 13.2 oz (19.824 lb)

• Price in first year of sale
• 310.00 DM

• Source of data
• Kat.d. Rundf.Gr.Handel 1950/51 / Radiokatalog Band 1, Ernst Erb

• Circuit diagram reference
• Lange-Nowisch

• Mentioned in
• Funk-Technik (FT) (49)

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

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