- Country
- United States of America (USA)
- Manufacturer / Brand
- General Electric Co. (GE); Bridgeport CT, Syracuse NY
- Year
- 1933 ?
- Category
- Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
- Radiomuseum.org ID
- 168584
-
- Brand: Musaphonic
GE B81 front
geb81 label
- Number of Tubes
- 8
- Main principle
- Superhet with RF-stage
- Wave bands
- Broadcast only (MW).
- Power type and voltage
- Storage and/or dry batteries / 2 & 22.5 & 90 & 180 Volt
- Loudspeaker
- Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil)
- Material
- Wooden case
- from Radiomuseum.org
- Model: B-81 - General Electric Co. GE;
- Shape
- Table-Cathedral-Type (upright, round top or gothic arch, not rounded edges only).
- Notes
-
Chassis is the same as the RCA 142-B. Uses one-2 volt "A" battery and four-45 volt "B" batteries.
- Source of data
- Machine Age to Jet Age II
- Mentioned in
- Cathedral & Tombstone Radios (page 118.)
- Author
- Model page created by Hans-Joachim Korn † 16.11.15. See "Data change" for further contributors.
- Other Models
-
Here you find 2919 models, 2142 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
Collections
The model B-81 is part of the collections of the following members.