• Country
• Switzerland

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Philips - Schweiz

• Year
• 1936/1937

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 13256

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
• AC/DC-set / 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 796U - Philips - Schweiz

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

• Notes

• Monoknob command.

  The radio chassis is basically the same as model 796A. A separate vibrator with its own mains voltage selector was added. AC or DC mains selectable.

  Some extra shielding was added for filtering interference from convertor unit. See technical papers with this model.

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 17.4 kg / 38 lb 5.2 oz (38.326 lb)

• Price in first year of sale
• 535.00 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