Other radios based on the same chassis:
7-transistor portable multiband battery radio
Originally used Eveready type 765, 9V battery
Valves (7 transistors, 2 diodes): OC170, OA79 Diode, OC45, OA79 Diode, OC45, OC71, OC71, ( OC72 x 2 Output Pair )
Intermediate Frequency: 455kc/s
Frequency Bands: 4
General Construction Notes for Philips Electrical Industries of N.Z. Ltd:
Model codes are explained on the Philips brand page. Philips early-mid century were probably the Google of their time - they had branches in many countries and a global brand that everyone knew - and were apparently happy to let engineers come up with new ideas and implement them. Construction is often overly complex but very well engineered - although repairs can also take a complex path. They used time-in-motion studies to find the most cost effective way to asemble sets and sometimes this means repairs can be nightmarish (if you've ever worked on a V7A Theaterette this will be all too aparent). U suffix model numbers are transformerless (hot chassis) sets and great care should be taken, or the sets avoided altogether.
YEAR | MODEL NAME |
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1961 | Philips B3Z96T 'Continental Cordless' |
1961 | HMV HM396T 'All Transistor' |