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Item nr.
Mini for spare or bedroom.
Production | The Netherlands, 1961.
Price was fl 88>. |
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Bands | MW (185-580m); IF is 452kHz. |
Tubes | UCH81, UBF80, UCL82, UY89. |
Cabinet | Moulded. Size 26x14x14cm. Weight 1.5kg. |
Power | AC/DC 127/220V, 43W. |
Documents | Flyer. |
Philips officially called the color of this set orange, as witnessed by the flyer. My set had a small chip, and my attic had an old can of Ral 3016 (Coral Red) wall paint. I decided to give it a shot, considering that a reddish chip would always look better than a dark brown one. After applying the paint, I found almost no color difference to be visible! The logical conclusion would be that the radio would hardly be visible when placed against my Ral 3016 living wall, a conclusion you can test yourself with the top photo.
Obtained | 5/2017 from Retired collegue; SN=A37612. |
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Condition | 8. |
Disposed | Sold 5/2021. |
The second set, bottom on photo, is a little bit older (lower sequence number), but looks better than the first one, top on photo, which is dull and has paint spots, and misses the back panel. The first one had a dial coded B A379286, which is marked in meters of wavelength and has the names of 13 (mainly Dutch, Belgium, French, and German) stations. The second radio has a dial marked OV A396954, which is marked in meters and kilocycles, and has no station names. I think the B stands for Benelux and this dial was the standard in Belgium, Netherlands, and Luxembourg. The OV on the other dial could stand for OVerig, or other, or alternatively for OVerzee, or overseas. This dial could be standard for exported units. However, the radio was sold by Electronica De Boer in Zutphen, and I have no indication that the unit actually was purchased with emigration in mind.