• Country
• United States of America (USA)

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

• Year
• 1934

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 232547

• • Brand: Musaphonic

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• Number of Tubes
• 5

• Valves / Tubes
• 6A7 6D6 6B7 41 80

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 460 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 transformer: 50-60Hz, 105-125V or 25-60Hz, 105-125 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil)

• Power out
• 1.75 W (3.5 W max.)

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: M-56 [Early Production] - General Electric Co. GE;

• Shape
• Console with any shape - in general

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 23.875 x 40 x 11.5 inch / 606 x 1016 x 292 mm

• Notes

• The Early Production General Electric M-56 is an AC operated 5 tube BC and SW Band receiver.

  Band Frequency Ranges are as follows:
  BC Band.............540-1720kHz
  SW Band............5.40-18.00MHz

  Chassis and schematic used in this model also used in General Electric table model M-51.

• Source of data
• - - Manufacturers Literature

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• General Electric Service Notes (General Electric Radio Service Notes for 1930-1935 Pages 607-616)

• Author
• Model page created by John Kusching. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• 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