• Country
• Australia

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Philips Australia

• Year
• 1961–1963

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 127120

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

• Number of Tubes
• 5

• Valves / Tubes
• 6AN7 6BH5 6BD7 6M5 6V4

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 455 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)

• Tuned circuits
• 6 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast only (MW).

• Power type and voltage
• Alternating Current supply (AC) / 200-250 Volt

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

• Material
• Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Futura Five 224 - Philips Australia

• Shape
• Tablemodel without push buttons, Mantel/Midget/Compact up to 14

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 13 x 6 x 5.325 inch / 330 x 152 x 135 mm

• Notes

• Philips Model 224 "Futura Five"

  A five valve broadcast mantel radio in moulded polystyrene cabinet in colours of primrose, grey, red, flamingo, charcoal or blue. Features: built-in Ferrite aerial. large linear all-States dial scale. "Wrap-around" cabinet which lifts off in one piece for easy servicing. Speaker, 5" x 4" elliptical. Controls: front mounted (concentric knobs) on-off/volume, tone, tuning. (FROM MINGAY'S PRICE SERVICE)

  See also later versions Musicmaker MM1 and Musicmaker MM1 /01.

• Price in first year of sale
• 27.30 AUS £

• External source of data
• Radio Service Handbook

• Mentioned in
• Mingay's Price Service (Aug 1961 to Aug 1963.)

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• -- Original-techn. papers. (Philips Radioplayer, March 1961.)

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• J.R. Publications Radio Service Handbook (R.V. Series Vol. 1, 1963, Page P46.)

• Author
• Model page created by Peter Hughes. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 911 models, 710 with images and 424 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Philips Australia