• Country
• United States of America (USA)

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

• Year
• 1936

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 42040

• • Brand: Musaphonic

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• Number of Tubes
• 7

• Valves / Tubes
• 6A8 6K7 6K7 6H6 6F5 6F6 5W4

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

• Tuned circuits
• 8 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast, Short Wave(s) and Police.

• 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 8 inch = 20.3 cm

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: All-Wave E-72 - General Electric Co. GE;

• Shape
• Tablemodel, low profile (big size).

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 21 x 11.375 x 9 inch / 533 x 289 x 229 mm

• Notes
• The General Electric models E-71, E-72 and E-76 share the same schematic at Rider's 7-13 through 7-16 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 band B (Broadcast) covers 580 - 1500 kc, the band C (Fishery, Police etc.) 1500 - 5800 kc and band D (SW) 5.6 - 18 mc.

• External source of data
• Ernst Erb

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

• Circuit diagram reference
• Rider's Perpetual, Volume 7 = 1936 and before

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

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• -- Schematic

• Other Models

• Here you find 2918 models, 2141 with images and 2044 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