- 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
- 126918
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- Brand: Musaphonic
General Electric M-81 front view
General Electric M-81 dial
General Electric M-81 knobs
General Electric M-81 side view
General Electric M-81 rear view
Label
Back
General Electric Print Ad 1934
GE Print Ad 1934
Click on the schematic thumbnail to request the schematic as a free document.
- Number of Tubes
- 8
- Main principle
- Superhet with RF-stage; ZF/IF 460 kHz
- Wave bands
- Broadcast, Long Wave and 2 x Short Wave.
- Power type and voltage
- Alternating Current supply (AC) / 110-240 Volt
- Loudspeaker
- Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil) / Ø 8 inch = 20.3 cm
- Power out
- 4 W (unknown quality)
- Material
- Wooden case
- from Radiomuseum.org
- Model: M-81 - General Electric Co. GE;
- Shape
- Tablemodel, high profile (upright - NOT Cathedral nor decorative).
- Dimensions (WHD)
- 20 x 17 x 14 inch / 508 x 432 x 356 mm
- Notes
- This General Electric M-81 uses the similar chassis as for the RCA models 143 (table, upright) and 242 (console).
- Price in first year of sale
- 97.00 USD
- Source of data
- - - Manufacturers Literature
- Mentioned in
- Machine Age to Jet Age II
- Literature/Schematics (1)
- Rider's Perpetual, Volume 5 = ca. 1934 and before (see RCA 5-81 pp.)
- Literature/Schematics (2)
- Cathedral & Tombstone Radios (page 122.)
- Author
- Model page created by Víctor Caselli-Diaconescu. See "Data change" for further contributors.
- Other Models
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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
Collections
The model M-81 is part of the collections of the following members.