Manufactured by Philips the L6X38 T Transworld de Luxe radio featured in the 1971 James Bond movie Diamonds Are Forever, where Ernst Stavro Blofeld (Charles Gray) uses the Philips L6X38 T Transworld de Luxe Antoinette radio.
This example needs some TLC as you can see from the gallery the main red tuning indicator is at a strange angle and does not move. FM has a separate tuning scale and this too sticks towards the left end. Fortunately the radio does still work and will be serviced at some point.
Here for now are some pictures.
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- Philips L6X38 Front view top closed
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- Philips L6X38 Front view top open
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- Philips L6X38 Front view top open with SW aerial
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- Philips L6X38 Front view top open with SW aerial
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- Philips L6X38 Front view top open
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- Philips L6X38 Front view
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- Philips L6X38 Rear view
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- Philips L6X38 Main frequency dial
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- Philips L6X38 Battery & signal strength
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- Philips L6X38 Front
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- Philips L6X38 Front close up
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- Philips L6X38 Rear view
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- Philips L6X38 Main Tuning Dial
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- Philips L6X38 Dial and world time zones
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- Philips L6X38 Dial and world time zones
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- Philips L6X38 Front Aerials
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- Philips L6X38 Illuminated Dial
24/04/2019 at 10:22 am
Hello !
I have the same AM FM DE LUXE and i wonder wether
I could plug it to the 220v.
Amongst all the plugs in the back is there one dedicated to this ?
Thanks a lot
Nicolas
24/04/2019 at 12:19 pm
Hi Nicolas – my L6X38 only works on 9v DC, there’s a jack socket on the back left hand side. Needs a 9v DC mains power adapter with negative centre pin. Hope it works! Regards Rick
29/07/2019 at 1:14 pm
9V1A or 9V?A
It dosen’t work on 9V1A.
30/07/2019 at 9:26 am
Hi Chris – my L6X38 works on a 400mA adapter so 1A will be ample. Does your radio work ok on batteries? The radio needs just over 100mA at full volume (1 watt = 9v x 110mA) plus few more mA with the light on. Suspect either your adapter is not negative centre pin or the radio’s socket contacts are tarnished and need clearing. Check these and see if it works. Good luck and let us know what you find.
16/02/2022 at 12:48 pm
Hi. I have this radio for the last 50 years. Only FM channel working. Can anybody suggest whether it can be refurbished at a reasonable price? Thanks.
22/12/2025 at 10:43 pm
Hi..I have the same FM Radio 22RL798 still in Good Condition that I would like to sell…I’m based in pretoria South Africa
27/08/2024 at 12:19 pm
Hi are you open to sell this radio L6X38? We are based in Singapore.
28/08/2024 at 1:14 pm
Thanks for your enquiry. Sorry, the radio is not currently for sale.
29/11/2025 at 1:23 pm
Hi there – I think this is a Philips 22RL7989 (introduced 1969), rather than an L6X38T (introduced 1963).
The L6X38T has text to the right of the knobs, not below. Also, the lower knob of the L6X38T was labelled ‘AGC’, not ‘Fine Tuning’.
29/11/2025 at 1:46 pm
Hi Nigel, I checked inside and you are indeed correct. The label says 22RL7989/15 not L6X38T. I guess the 22RL7989 was used in the filming as it was just after its manufacture in 1969 but would be interesting to know. The L6X38T seems to get the credit on most sites. Thanks for your eagle eye.
27/02/2026 at 11:23 am
Hi, I am looking for the turnable foot for this radio. Does anyone have a idea where i could get it ?