518F

• Country
• United States of America (USA)

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

• Year
• 1951 ?

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 41951

• • Brand: Musaphonic

• Picture
• Schematics

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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) / 60 Hz, 117V = 110 -120 Volt

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

• Power out
• 1 W (unknown quality)

• Material
• Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: 518F - General Electric Co. GE;

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

• Notes

• General electric model 518F is an AC operated superheterodyne receiver with electric clock. Color=Maroon. Color=White.

• External source of data
• Ernst Erb

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

• Circuit diagram reference
• Beitman Radio Diagrams Vol. 11, 1951

• Mentioned in
• The Radio Collector's Directory and Price Guide 1921 - 1965 (Rider's Perpetual, Volume 22)

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Photofact Folder, Howard W. SAMS (Date 9-51, Set 143, Folder 7)

• 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