• Country
• United States of America (USA)

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

• Year
• 1939

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 42259

• • Brand: Musaphonic

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• Number of Tubes
• 7

• Valves / Tubes
• 6SA7 6SK7 6H6 6SF5 6J5G 6Y6G 5Y3G

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 455 kHz

• Wave bands
• Broadcast plus 2 Short Wave bands.

• Details
• Record Player (not changer)

• Power type and voltage
• Alternating Current supply (AC) / 115-125; 103-262 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 12 inch = 30.5 cm

• Power out
• 3.7 W (unknown quality)

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: H-78 - General Electric Co. GE;

• Shape
• Console with Push Buttons.

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 29 x 37.7 x 15.7 inch / 737 x 958 x 399 mm

• Notes
• Band "B": 550-1600 KHz
  Band "C": 2200-6500 KHz
  Band "D": 6500-22000 KHz
  This model had 3 power supply ratings:
  Rating A - 115-125V, 50-60Hz
  Rating B - 115-125V, 25-60Hz
  Rating V - 103-262V, 50-60Hz
  This model also contains a manual 78 RPM record player with a crystal pick-up capable of playing 10 inch or 12 inch records.

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 40.3 kg / 88 lb 12.3 oz (88.767 lb)

• External source of data
• Ernst Erb

• Source of data
• The Radio Collector's Directory and Price Guide 1921 - 1965

• Circuit diagram reference
• Rider's Perpetual, Volume 11 = ca. 1940 and before

• Mentioned in
• The Complete Price Guide to Antique Radios: Pre-War Consoles

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• General Electric Radio Service Notes 1939-1942

• Other Models

• Here you find 2916 models, 2139 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