• Country
• United States of America (USA)

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

• Year
• 1937

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 168586

• • Brand: Musaphonic

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• Number of Tubes
• 5

• Valves / Tubes
• 6A7 6D6 75 41 80

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 455 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) / Either 40 - 60 cycles 4 taps:115 - 125, 140 - 155, 190 - 220, 220 -250V or 50 - 60 cycles 115 - 125 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil) / Ø 6.5 inch = 16.5 cm

• Power out
• 2.3 W (3.5 W max.)

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: FE-51 - General Electric Co. GE;

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

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 13.25 x 9.5 x 7.375 inch / 337 x 241 x 187 mm

• Notes

• The General Electric FE-51 is an AC operated 5 tube BC and SW band receiver.  Has two position tone control and wave trap circuit. Uses No 46 dial lamp.

  Band Frequency Ranges are as follows:
  BC Band (Band "B")........540-1720kHz
  SW Band (Band "C").......5.8-18.0MHz

  Power Supply Ratings are as follows:
  A.........115-125V, 50-60 cycles
  V.........115-125V, 40-60 cycles
             140-155V
             190-220V
             220-250V

   

• Source of data
• Machine Age to Jet Age II

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• General Electric Service Notes (1935 - 1939 Pages 447 to 450)

• Author
• Model page created by Hans-Joachim Korn † 16.11.15. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 2915 models, 2137 with images and 2040 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