• Country
• United States of America (USA)

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

• Year
• 1932 ?

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 42384

• • Brand: Musaphonic

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• Number of Tubes
• 8

• Valves / Tubes
• 47 47 55 56 58 58 58 80

• Main principle
• Superhet with RF-stage; ZF/IF 175 kHz

• Wave bands
• Broadcast only (MW).

• Power type and voltage
• Alternating Current supply (AC)

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent or electro-dynamic (moving coil), system not known yet.

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: J83 - General Electric Co. GE;

• Shape
• Tablemodel, Tombstone = decorative upright, not cathedral but can have rounded edges.

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 13 x 20 x 11 inch / 330 x 508 x 279 mm

• Notes
• similar to RCA R-73

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 18.3 kg / 40 lb 4.9 oz (40.308 lb)

• Price in first year of sale
• 59.00 $

• External source of data
• Ernst Erb

• Source of data
• Radio Collector`s Guide 1921-1932

• Mentioned in
• Machine Age to Jet Age II

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Cathedral & Tombstone Radios (page 120.)

• Other Models

• Here you find 2916 models, 2138 with images and 2041 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