Transworld Portable Receiver P458

Philips Canada

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  • Year
  • 1955 ??
  • Category
  • Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 295852

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 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Tubes
  • 8
  • Main principle
  • Superhet with RF-stage; ZF/IF 455 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)
  • Wave bands
  • Broadcast, Long Wave and more than two Short Wave bands.
  • Power type and voltage
  • Line / Batteries (any type) / Either DC 7 x 1.5 & 2 x 45 or AC 90 to 220 Volt
  • Loudspeaker
  • Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil)
  • Power out
  • 1 W (unknown quality)
  • Material
  • Various materials
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: Transworld Portable Receiver P458 - Philips Canada
  • Shape
  • Portable set > 8 inch (also usable without mains)
  • Dimensions (WHD)
  • 15 x 11 x 7 inch / 381 x 279 x 178 mm
  • Notes

  • The Canadian Philips model P458 is an 8-tube portable or line powered multi-band radio with eye-tube. Requires 7 Eveready 950 and 2 Eveready 482 or equivalent batteries.

    Frequency coverage:
    Longwave: 150-400 KHz
    Standard broadcast:  520-1620 kHz
    Shortwave: 1.6-5 MHz, 5-14 MHz, and 14-22 MHz.

     

  • Mentioned in
  • -- Original-techn. papers.
  • Author
  • Model page created by Heiko zur Mühlen. See "Data change" for further contributors.

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