• Country
• United States of America (USA)

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Radio Mfg. Engineers, Inc. (RME); Peoria, IL

• Year
• 1936–1940

• Category
• Amateur-Receiver (amateur bands, may include broadcast bands)

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 52556

• Number of Tubes
• 0

• Valves / Tubes
• 6D6 6C6 6L7 6K7 6D6 6D6 6J7 6H6 6B7 42 80

• Main principle
• Superhet with RF-stage; ZF/IF 465 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.

• Material
• Metal case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: RME-69 [Noise Silencer ] - Radio Mfg. Engineers, Inc. RME

• Shape
• Tablemodel, with any shape - general.

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 483 x 235 x 270 mm / 19 x 9.3 x 10.6 inch

• Notes
• General coverage receiver covering 0,55- 32 MHz in six bands (0,55-1,5 / 1,43-3,1 / 3,03-6,9 / 6,1-13,2 / 12,8-21,1 / 15,8-31,58 MHz), AM, CW (BFO).
  Variant with integrated Noise silencer / noise supressor featuring Silencer control knob in right lower corner (instead of BFO switch) and BFO switch in lower left under headphone socket.
  Optional external speaker and preselector DB-20.

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 14.5 kg / 31 lb 15 oz (31.938 lb)

• Price in first year of sale
• 145.80 USD

• Source of data
• Shortwave Receivers - Past & Present (3rd ed.)

• Circuit diagram reference
• Rider's Perpetual, Volume 8 = 1937 and before

• Mentioned in
• Communications Receivers

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Radio Shack Catalog (1939, page 06)

• 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