• 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
• 42014

• • Brand: Musaphonic

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• Number of Tubes
• 8

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

• Main principle
• Superhet with RF-stage; ZF/IF 465 kHz; 3 AF stage(s)

• Tuned circuits
• 7 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast plus more than 2 Short Wave bands.

• Power type and voltage
• Alternating Current supply (AC) / 115 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil) / Ø 10 inch = 25.4 cm

• Power out
• 5 W (7 W max.)

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: A-87 - General Electric Co. GE;

• Shape
• Console with any shape - in general

• Notes

• Alternativ Universal Transformer 115-240 Volts. During 1935 there was no 6A8G, but the metal tube 6A8. The schematic may show the later model.

• 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)
• Beitman Radio Diagrams, Vol. 01, 1926-1938

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• Pre-War Consoles

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

• Other Models

• Here you find 2918 models, 2141 with images and 2045 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