• Country
• United States of America (USA)

• Manufacturer / Brand
• General Electric Co. (GE); Bridgeport CT, Syracuse NY

• Year
• 1946/1947

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 41861

• • Brand: Musaphonic

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• Number of Tubes
• 6

• Valves / Tubes
• 12SG7 12SA7 12SK7 12SQ7 35L6GT or 35L6G 35Z5GT or 35Z5G

• Main principle
• Superhet with RF-stage; ZF/IF 455 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)

• Tuned circuits
• 6 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast only (MW).

• Power type and voltage
• AC/DC-set / Either AC: 25, 50-60Hz, 105 - 125V or DC: 105-125 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 5.25 inch = 13.3 cm

• Power out
• 1.2 W (1.5 W max.)

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: 203 - General Electric Co. GE;

• Shape
• Tablemodel without push buttons, Mantel/Midget/Compact up to 14

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 13 x 8.3 x 7.9 inch / 330 x 211 x 201 mm

• Notes

• The General Electric 203 is an AC/DC operated 6 tube BC band receiver.  The BC band frequency tuning range is 540 to 1600 kHz.  Has built-in loop antenna. 

  The following models share the same chassis and schematic:

  Model	Cabinet
  200	Brown plastic
  201	Ivory plastic (Plascom)
  202	Rosewood Brown plastic (Plascom)
  203	Walnut wood
  205	Blonde wood
  205M	Maple wood

• External source of data
• Ernst Erb

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

• Circuit diagram reference
• Rider's Perpetual, Volume 15 = 1947 and before

• Mentioned in
• A Flick of the Switch 1930-1950 (General Electric Folder 1000M-PUB.NO. 175-59 for 1947)

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Photofact Folder, Howard W. SAMS (Set 8 folder 468-15 date 11-46)

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• Rider's Perpetual, Volume 18 = covering late 1947 to early 1948 (General Electric Section - pages 18-19, 18-20. Also Riders 20, Changes Section - page 20-4)

• Literature/Schematics (3)
• Beitman Radio Diagrams, Vol. 07, 1947 (Page 50)

• Literature/Schematics (4)
• General Electric Service Notes (General Electric Service Guide Volume III 1946 to 1961 Page 109)

• Other Models

• Here you find 2916 models, 2140 with images and 2042 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from General Electric Co. (GE); Bridgeport CT, Syracuse NY