• Country
• United States of America (USA)

• Manufacturer / Brand
• RCA (RCA Victor Co. Inc.); New York (NY)

• Year
• 1940

• Category
• Commercial Receiver (may include amateur bands)

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 134301

• • alternative name: RCA Manufacturing || Victor Talking Machine

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• Number of Tubes
• 4

• Valves / Tubes
• 6K8 6B8 6F7 6S7

• Main principle
• Superhet with RF-stage; ZF/IF 455 kHz; 1 AF stage(s)

• Wave bands
• Short Wave (SW only)

• Power type and voltage
• Powered by external power supply or a main unit. / 6/250; 12/250 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• - For headphones or amp.

• Power out
• 0.6 W (undistorted)

• Material
• Metal case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Aircraft Receiver AVR-20-A - RCA RCA Victor Co. Inc.; New

• Shape
• Miscellaneous shapes - described under notes.

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 165 x 140 x 165 mm / 6.5 x 5.5 x 6.5 inch

• Notes

• 2300 bis 6500 kHz, AM und CW, & zwei Festfrequenzen (Quarze).
  Gerät ist ein kompakter Metallwürfel. Verschiedene Hersteller für RCA. Je nach Hersteller oder Baujahr auch ein niederohmiger Kopfhörerausgang zusätzlich.

  Versionen für 6 V- bzw. 12 V-Bordnetz. Stromversorgung durch Power Supply Unit AVA-51 (Empfänger als Einzelgerät) oder durch zugehörigen Sender Transmitter Model AVT-15 (Funkstation).

  Quarzfrequenz = Empfangsfrequenz + 455 kHz.

   

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 6.2 lb (6 lb 3.2 oz) / 2.815 kg

• Source of data
• - - Data from my own collection

• Mentioned in
• -- Original-techn. papers. (Aircraft Communication Equipment Transmitter Model AVT-15 Receiver AVR-20A Antenna System Model AVA-)

• Author
• Model page created by Werner Braun. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 5131 models, 3234 with images and 4167 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from RCA (RCA Victor Co. Inc.); New York (NY)