• Country
• United States of America (USA)

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

• Year
• 1952–1954

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 41943

• • Brand: Musaphonic

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• Number of Tubes
• 5

• Valves / Tubes
• 12BE6 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
• Alternating Current supply (AC) / 60Hz, 105 to 120 Volt

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

• Power out
• 1 W (1.75 W max.)

• Material
• Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: 514 - General Electric Co. GE;

• Shape
• Tablemodel with Clock ((Alarm-) Clock Radio).

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 10.6 x 6.2 x 6.2 inch / 269 x 157 x 157 mm

• Notes

• The General Electric Model 514 is an AC Operated 5 Tube AM Receiver with Electric Clock. The BC band frequency tuning range is 540 to 1600kHz. Has built-in loop antenna and couplate. Cabinet color is Mahogany Mottle.

  The following models use the same schematic, with model 514 having a slightly different cabinet compared to models 542 and 543:

  Model	Cabinet Color
  514	Mahogany Mottle
  542	Brown Mottle
  543	Ivory

• External source of data
• Ernst Erb

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

• Circuit diagram reference
• Beitman Radio Diagrams Vol. 13, 1953

• 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 (Page 24)

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• Beitman Radio Diagrams, Vol. 13, 1953 (Page 46)

• Literature/Schematics (3)
• General Electric Service Notes (General Electric Radio Service Guide Volume III 1946 to 1961 page 11)

• 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