• Country
• United States of America (USA)

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

• Year
• 1949/1950

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 41872

• • Brand: Musaphonic

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• Number of Tubes
• 6

• Valves / Tubes
• 12SK7 12SA7 12SK7 12SQ7 35L6GT 35Z4GT

• 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 / 50-60Hz, 105 - 125 Volt

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

• Power out
• 1 W (unknown quality)

• Material
• Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: 226 - General Electric Co. GE;

• Shape
• Tablemodel, with any shape - general.

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 13.1 x 8.6 x 8 inch / 333 x 218 x 203 mm

• Notes

• The General Electric 226 is an AC/DC operated 6 tube BC band receiver.  The BC band tuning range is 540 to 1600 kHz.  Has built-in loop antenna. Uses lamp #47. Cabinet color is brown.

  Cabinet is similar to the General Electric model 402.

• External source of data
• Ernst Erb

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

• Circuit diagram reference
• Rider's Perpetual, Volume 20 covering 1950

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

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Beitman Radio Diagrams, Vol. 10, 1950 (Page 60)

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• Photofact Folder, Howard W. SAMS (Set 91 Folder 5 Date 4-50)

• Literature/Schematics (4)
• General Electric Service Notes (General Electric Service Guide Volume III 1946 to 1961 Page 113)

• Other Models

• Here you find 2916 models, 2139 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