• Country
• United States of America (USA)

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

• Year
• 1953

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 41924

• • Brand: Musaphonic

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• Number of Tubes
• 5

• Valves / Tubes
• 12SA7 12BA6 12SQ7 50L6GT or 35L6GT 35Z5GT

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); 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 50 to 60 cycles 90 to 125 Volts or DC 90 to 125 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 4 inch = 10.2 cm

• Power out
• 1 W (2 W max.)

• Material
• Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: 436 - General Electric Co. GE;

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

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 12.3 x 7 x 8.8 inch / 312 x 178 x 224 mm

• Notes

• The General Electric 436 is an AC/DC operated 5 tube BC and SW band receiver.  The BC band range is 540 to 1650 kHz.  The SW band range is 4.7 to 18MHz. Has built-in loop antenna for BC band but SW band requires external antenna. Cabinet color is Mahogany.

  The power input voltage range is 105 to 125V when using a 50L6GT audio output tube.  The power input voltage range can be changed to 90 to 110V by changing the audio output tube to a 35L6GT.

• External source of data
• Ernst Erb

• Circuit diagram reference
• Rider's Perpetual, Volume 23 (last), covering up to 1954

• Mentioned in
• Machine Age to Jet Age II

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Photofact CB Radio Manual, SAMS (Date 9-59, Set 456, Servicer)

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• Rider's Perpetual, Volume 23 (last) = covering up to 1954 (Riders General Electric 23-35 to 23-38)

• Literature/Schematics (3)
• General Electric Service Notes (General Electric Service Guide Volume III 1946 to 1961 Page 131)

• 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