• Country
• United States of America (USA)

• Manufacturer / Brand
• General Television and Radio Corp.; Chicago, IL

• Year
• 1946/1947

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 42925

• • Brand: General

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• Number of Tubes
• 4

• Valves / Tubes
• 1LA6 1LN5 1LH4 3LF4

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 456 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)

• Tuned circuits
• 6 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast only (MW).

• Power type and voltage
• Line / Batteries (any type) / 117 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil)

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: 23A6 - General Television and Radio

• Shape
• Portable set > 8 inch (also usable without mains)

• Notes
• 2 St. Selenium Rect AC-DC 117V Battery 90V - 7,5V
  The General Television model 23A6 is an Three Power Portable AC-DC Battery Superheterodyne with Self Contained Loop Antenna.

• External source of data
• Ernst Erb

• Source of data
• Collector's Guide to Antique Radios 4. Edition

• Circuit diagram reference
• Rider's Perpetual, Volume 16 = ca. 1948 and before

• Mentioned in
• The Radio Collector's Directory and Price Guide 1921 - 1965

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Beitman Radio Diagrams, Vol. 08, 1948 (see also SAMS Photofact, Date: Feb 1947, Set 14, Folder 474-14)

• Other Models

• Here you find 106 models, 47 with images and 70 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from General Television and Radio Corp.; Chicago, IL