• Country
• New Zealand-Aotearoa

• Manufacturer / Brand
• His Master's Voice (N.Z.), Ltd., HMV; Wellington

• Year
• 1934/1935

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 336510

• 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) / 230 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil) / Ø 6 inch = 15.2 cm

• Power out
• 1.9 W (undistorted)

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: RCA Magic Brain 118 - His Master's Voice N.Z., Ltd.,

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

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 14.5 x 18 x 10 inch / 368 x 457 x 254 mm

• Notes

• Distributed in NZ by His Master's Voice (NZ) Ltd

  Marketed as RCA Magic Brain Model

  230V export version of RCA 118

• Mentioned in
• The Golden Age of Radio in the Home 1986 (Pages 118-123)

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• -- Original prospect or advert (New Zealand Herald 15 March 1935 Page 16)

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• -- Original prospect or advert (Auckland Star 1 May 1935 Page 16)

• Author
• Model page created by Brian Stevens. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 122 models, 117 with images and 67 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from His Master's Voice (N.Z.), Ltd., HMV; Wellington