• Country
• United States of America (USA)

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

• Year
• 1935/1936

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 41997

• • Brand: Musaphonic

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• Number of Tubes
• 6

• Valves / Tubes
• 6A8 6K7 6H6 6C5 6F6 5Z4

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 465 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)

• Tuned circuits
• 6 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast and Short Wave (SW).

• Power type and voltage
• Alternating Current supply (AC) / 25 or 60 cycles: 105 - 120 or 115; 125; 220; 240 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil) / Ø 7 inch = 17.8 cm

• Power out
• 1.75 W (unknown quality)

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: A-63 - General Electric Co. GE;

• Shape
• Tablemodel, high profile (upright - NOT Cathedral nor decorative).

• Notes

• The General Electric models A-63 and A-65 share the same schematic at Rider's 6-9 through 6-13 which show IF peak at 465 kc. They can have a 25 cycle (C) or 60 cycle mains transformer which came in two versions, one fix for 105-120 volts (A), the other for 105 to 250 volts with 4 tappings (V). The Broadcast band covers 540 - 1600 kc and the Short wave band 5.4 16 mc (foreign broadcasts). Distinctive cabinet of butt walnut veneer.

• External source of data
• Ernst Erb

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

• Circuit diagram reference
• Rider's Perpetual, Volume 6 = 1935 and before

• Mentioned in
• The Radio Collector's Directory and Price Guide 1921 - 1965

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Cathedral & Tombstone Radios (page 117.)

• Literature/Schematics (3)
• General Electric Folder 750M-10-35 for 1935/1936.

• Other Models

• Here you find 2918 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