U42 Ch= RC-498B
RCA (RCA Victor Co. Inc.); New York (NY)
- Country
- United States of America (USA)
- Manufacturer / Brand
- RCA (RCA Victor Co. Inc.); New York (NY)
- Year
- 1939
- Category
- Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
- Radiomuseum.org ID
- 54868
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- alternative name: RCA Manufacturing || Victor Talking Machine
Click on the schematic thumbnail to request the schematic as a free document.
- Number of Tubes
- 8
- Main principle
- Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 455 kHz
- Wave bands
- Broadcast and Short Wave (SW).
- Details
- Record Player (perh.Changer)
- Power type and voltage
- Alternating Current supply (AC)
- Loudspeaker
- Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil) / Ø 12 inch = 30.5 cm
- Power out
- 5 W (unknown quality)
- Material
- Wooden case
- from Radiomuseum.org
- Model: U42 Ch= RC-498B - RCA RCA Victor Co. Inc.; New
- Shape
- Console with any shape - in general
- Dimensions (WHD)
- 30 x 42.5 x 17 inch / 762 x 1080 x 432 mm
- Notes
- This model has 5 power supply ratings:
Rating A6...105-125V, 60 Cycles
Rating A5...105-125V, 50 Cycles
Rating B2...105-125V, 25 Cycles
Rating C6...105-130;140-160;200-250V, 60 Cycles
Rating C5...105-130;140-160;200-250V, 50 Cycles
- Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
- 95 lb (95 lb 0 oz) / 43.130 kg
- Price in first year of sale
- 149.95 USD
- External source of data
- Ernst Erb
- Source of data
- The Radio Collector's Directory and Price Guide 1921 - 1965
- Circuit diagram reference
- Rider's Perpetual, Volume 11 = ca. 1940 and before
- Mentioned in
- Collector's Guide to Antique Radios 4. Edition
- Literature/Schematics (1)
- RCA Victor Service Notes "Red Book" Series
- Literature/Schematics (2)
- Pre-War Consoles
- Other Models
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