• Country
• Great Britain (UK)

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Philips Electrical, Lamps, Industrial - Miniwatt; London

• Year
• 1934

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 78282

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• Number of Tubes
• 4

• Valves / Tubes
• VP13A SP13 Pen26 CY1 C1

• Main principle
• TRF (Tuned-Radio-Frequency but use of regeneration unknown)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast (MW) and Long Wave.

• Power type and voltage
• AC/DC-set / 200-250 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil)

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Superinductance 838U - Philips Electrical, Lamps,

• Shape
• Tablemodel, high profile (upright - NOT Cathedral nor decorative).

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 14.5 x 17 x 9 inch / 368 x 432 x 229 mm

• Notes

• The tuning drive uses a belt.

  The original Philips documentation and the Trader Sheet lists the model type 838U. So far, only radios with chassis types 838HU have been located. The differences between the two types (if any) are currently unkown.

• Source of data
• Radio! Radio!

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

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Trader Service Sheet (suppl. of Wireless & El. Trader, etc.) (87)

• Author
• Model page created by Konrad Birkner † 12.08.2014. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 426 models, 302 with images and 285 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Philips Electrical, Lamps, Industrial - Miniwatt; London