• Country
• United States of America (USA)

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

• Year
• 1952/1952 ?

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 41909

• • Brand: Musaphonic

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• Number of Tubes
• 7

• Valves / Tubes
• 6BJ6 12AT7 12AU6 12BA6 12AU6 19T8 35C5

• Number of Transistors

• Semiconductors
• Selenium-Rectifier

• Main principle
• Superhet with RF-stage; ZF/IF 455/10700 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)

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

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

• Power type and voltage
• AC/DC-set / AC/DC 117V =110-120 Volt

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

• Power out
• 1 W (undistorted)

• Material
• Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: 409 - General Electric Co. GE;

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

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 13.5 x 8.0625 x 7.28125 inch / 343 x 205 x 185 mm

• Notes

• The General Electric 409 is an AC/DC operated 7 tube BC and FM band receiver.  Has built-in loop antenna for BC band and uses line cord for FM band with provisions for connecting an external FM antenna. Cabinet color is Mahogany. Has selenium rectifier in power supply circuit.

  Band Frequency Ranges are as follows:
  BC Band.............540 - 1600kHz
  FM Band.............88 - 108MHz

• External source of data
• Ernst Erb

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

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

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Rider's Perpetual, Volume 23 (last) = covering up to 1954 (Pages 23-1 to 23-6)

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• Beitman Radio Diagrams, Vol. 12, 1952 (Pages 55, 56)

• Literature/Schematics (3)
• Photofact Folder, Howard W. SAMS (Set 176, folder 4 dated 8-52)

• Literature/Schematics (4)
• General Electric Service Notes (General Electric Radio Service Guide Vol III 1946-1961 page 121)

• Other Models

• Here you find 2918 models, 2141 with images and 2044 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