Soprano 38 360BV

Philips Portugal

  • Year
  • 1938 ?
  • Category
  • Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 79985
    • Brand: FAPAE

 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Tubes
  • 8
  • Main principle
  • Superheterodyne (common); Export model
  • Wave bands
  • Broadcast plus 2 Short Wave bands.
  • Power type and voltage
  • Storage Battery for all (e.g. for car radios and amateur radios) / 6 Volt
  • Loudspeaker
  • Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil)
  • Material
  • Wooden case
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: Soprano 38 360BV - Philips Portugal
  • Shape
  • Tablemodel, high profile (upright - NOT Cathedral nor decorative).
  • Dimensions (WHD)
  • 390 x 420 x 300 mm / 15.4 x 16.5 x 11.8 inch
  • Notes
  • Wave bands:

    • SW1 = 13 - 40 m
    • SW2 = 40 - 120 m
    • MW = 180 - 580 m

    The power for this model is provided by a 6 volt accumulator. A 2 V section of the accumulator is heating the filaments. A vibrator unit is generating the B+. The vibrator unit is a.o. equipped with a mechanical vibrator and tube KDD1 (a double triode) acting as rectifier for the generated high voltage pulses.

    Made in Holland

    See also Philips 338BV (D) and Philips Argentina Armonia AL176BV

  • Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
  • 17.5 kg / 38 lb 8.7 oz (38.546 lb)
  • Mentioned in
  • -- Original prospect or advert (Programa Philips-Série Sinfónica 38)
  • Author
  • Model page created by Mario Coelho. See "Data change" for further contributors.

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