• Country
• Switzerland

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Philips - Schweiz

• Year
• 1936/1937

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 13255

Click on the schematic thumbnail to request the schematic as a free document.

• Number of Tubes
• 6

• Valves / Tubes
• AK2 AF3 ABC1 AL4 AM1 AZ1

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 128 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)

• Tuned circuits
• 7 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast, Long Wave and 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 26 cm = 10.2 inch

• Power out
• 4.3 W (unknown quality)

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Sonata 796A - Philips - Schweiz

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

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 550 x 430 x 270 mm / 21.7 x 16.9 x 10.6 inch

• Notes
• var.BBr.;Monoknopf

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 17.2 kg / 37 lb 14.2 oz (37.885 lb)

• Price in first year of sale
• 465.00 SFr

• External source of data
• E. Erb 3-907007-36-0

• Source of data
• Radiokatalog Band 2, Ernst Erb

• Circuit diagram reference
• Thali-Schemasammlung und Tungsram-Röhrenbestückung.

• Mentioned in
• Les Radio PHILIPS de collection

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

• Other Models

• Here you find 290 models, 216 with images and 224 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Philips - Schweiz