• Country
• United States of America (USA)

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

• Year
• 1951 ?

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 41866

• • Brand: Musaphonic

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• Number of Tubes
• 6

• Valves / Tubes
• 12BA6 12BE6 12BA6 12AU6 19T8 50B5

• Number of Transistors

• Semiconductors
• Selenium-Rectifier

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 455/10700 kHz; 2 AF stage(s); Reflex

• Tuned circuits
• 6 AM circuit(s)     9 FM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast (BC) and FM or UHF.

• Power type and voltage
• AC/DC-set / 117V = 105 -125 Volt

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

• Power out
• 1.1 W (unknown quality)

• Material
• Bakelite case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: 218 - General Electric Co. GE;

• Shape
• Tablemodel, with any shape - general.

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 13.6 x 8.4 x 6.9 inch / 345 x 213 x 175 mm

• Notes

• General Electric model 218 is an AC-DC operated AM-FM superheterodyne receiver with loop antenna. In FM mode, the RF preamplifier V1 (12BA6) is reflexed as the 1st IF amplifier.
  Color=mahogany.

   

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 7 lb 12 oz (7.75 lb) / 3.519 kg

• External source of data
• Ernst Erb

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

• Circuit diagram reference
• Rider's Perpetual, Volume 22, covering 1951

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

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Beitman Radio Diagrams, Vol. 10, 1950

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• Photofact Folder, Howard W. SAMS (Set 121, Folder 5, Dated Janury 1951)

• 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