- Country
- United States of America (USA)
- Manufacturer / Brand
- General Electric Co. (GE); Bridgeport CT, Syracuse NY
- Year
- 1953–1955
- Category
- Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
- Radiomuseum.org ID
- 90368
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- Brand: Musaphonic
Beitman
Beitman
Sams Photofact Folders
Picture from GE Datasheet
Click on the schematic thumbnail to request the schematic as a free document.
- Number of Tubes
- 4
- Main principle
- Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 455 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)
- Tuned circuits
- 4 AM circuit(s)
- Wave bands
- Broadcast only (MW).
- Power type and voltage
- Alternating Current supply (AC) / 60 cycles, 105 to 120 Volt
- Loudspeaker
- Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 4 inch = 10.2 cm
- Material
- Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)
- from Radiomuseum.org
- Model: 556 - General Electric Co. GE;
- Shape
- Tablemodel with Clock ((Alarm-) Clock Radio).
- Notes
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The General Electric 556 is an AC operated 4 tube BC band clock radio. The BC band range is 540 to 1600 kHz. Has built-in loop antenna with provision for external antenna. Cabinet color is Red.
The following models use the same schematic and cabinet but have different cabinet colors:
Model Number Cabinet Color 555 Ivory 556 Red
- Circuit diagram reference
- Beitman Radio Diagrams Vol. 14, 1954
- Mentioned in
- Collector's Guide to Antique Radios (7th Edition)
- Literature/Schematics (1)
- Photofact Folder, Howard W. SAMS (Date 9-54, Set 250, Folder 11)
- Literature/Schematics (2)
- General Electric Service Notes (General Electric Service Guide Volume III 1946 to 1961 Page 17)
- Literature/Schematics (3)
- Beitman Radio Diagrams, Vol. 14, 1954 (Page 46, 47)
- Author
- Model page created by Walter Wiesmüller † May 2012. See "Data change" for further contributors.
- Other Models
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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