• 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
• 41962

• • Brand: Musaphonic

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• Number of Tubes
• 5

• Valves / Tubes
• 1T4 1R5 1T4 1U5 3V4

• Main principle
• Superhet with RF-stage; ZF/IF 455 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)

• Tuned circuits
• 7 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast only (MW).

• Power type and voltage
• Line / Batteries (any type) / 117V = 105 -115 / 90 & 9 Volt

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

• Power out
• 0.18 W (unknown quality)

• Material
• Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: 610 - General Electric Co. GE;

• Shape
• Portable set > 8 inch (also usable without mains)

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 12 x 8.9 x 5.9 inch / 305 x 226 x 150 mm

• Notes

• General Electric model 610 is a three power operated portable superheterodyne receiver with loop antenna. Selenium rectifier. The color is burgundy red. See also the cactus green model 611.

   

   

• External source of data
• Ernst Erb

• Source of data
• Collector's Guide to Antique Radios (6th 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 10-51, Set 147, Folder 6)

• 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