- Country
- United States of America (USA)
- Manufacturer / Brand
- Radio Mfg. Engineers, Inc. (RME); Peoria, IL
- Year
- 1953/1953
- Category
- Amateur-Receiver (amateur bands, may include broadcast bands)
- Radiomuseum.org ID
- 52551
- Number of Tubes
- 11
- Main principle
- Superhet with RF-stage; ZF/IF 455 kHz
- Wave bands
- Broadcast plus more than 2 Short Wave bands.
- Power type and voltage
- Alternating Current supply (AC) / 115 Volt
- Loudspeaker
- - For headphones or amp.
- Power out
- 3 W (unknown quality)
- Material
- Metal case
- from Radiomuseum.org
- Model: RME-50 - Radio Mfg. Engineers, Inc. RME
- Shape
- Tablemodel, with any shape - general.
- Dimensions (WHD)
- 563 x 305 x 279 mm / 22.2 x 12 x 11 inch
- Notes
-
General coverage communications receiver covering 540 - 33 MHz in six bands (0,54-1,6 / 1,6-2,9 / 2,9-5,4 / 5,4-9,8 / 9,8 - 18 / 18-33 MHz), AM, CW (BFO).
Very similar to RME-49B, but with NB FM adaptor already integrated.
Optional external speaker and DB-22A preselector.
Caution: Tube layout as in tube list, in tube layout drawing in the same manual, 6BJ6 instead of 6BA6 used. See tubes for the first possible year of market introduction.
Variant: Universal voltage model 115 / 230 V.
- Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
- 20 kg / 44 lb 0.8 oz (44.053 lb)
- Source of data
- Shortwave Receivers - Past & Present (3rd ed.)
- Mentioned in
- Communications Receivers
- Author
- Model page created by Peter Rutishauser. See "Data change" for further contributors.
- Other Models
-
Here you find 50 models, 26 with images and 33 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
All listed radios etc. from Radio Mfg. Engineers, Inc. (RME); Peoria, IL