• Country
• United States of America (USA)

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

• Year
• 1955

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 208522

• • Brand: Musaphonic

Click on the schematic thumbnail to request the schematic as a free document.

• Number of Tubes
• 5

• Valves / Tubes
• 12AU6 12BA6 12AV6 50C5 35W4

• 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 60 cycles, 105 to 120V or DC, 105 to 120 Volt

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

• Power out
• 0.9 W (1.8 W max.)

• Material
• Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: 456 - General Electric Co. GE;

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

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 9.125 x 6 x 4.75 inch / 232 x 152 x 121 mm

• Notes

• The General Electric 456 is an AC/DC operated 5 tube BC band receiver. BC band frequency range is 540 to 1600kHz. Has internal loop antenna. Cabinet color is Ivory.

  This model (456) has a different chassis and antenna compared to model 456S, but cabinet and appearance are the same.

  Note: The tuning knob is captivated to the cabinet and cannot be removed without first removing the chassis!

  The following models use the same schematic and cabinet but have different cabinet colors.  The 455 model has a slightly different cabinet back and loop antenna assembly.

  Model Number	Cabinet Color	GE Part Number for Cabinet Back and Loop assembly
  455	Brown	N-RAB-255
  455A	Brown	N-RAB-271
  456	Ivory	N-RAB-271
  457	Light Green	N-RAB-271

   

• Source of data
• - - Manufacturers Literature

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• - - Manufacturers Literature (General Electric Datasheet ER-S-455)

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• - - Manufacturers Literature (General Electric Service Guide Volume III 1946 to 1961 Page 137)

• Literature/Schematics (3)
• Beitman Radio Diagrams, Vol. 15, 1955 (Page 32)

• Author
• Model page created by John Kusching. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• 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