• Country
• United States of America (USA)

• Manufacturer / Brand
• RCA (RCA Victor Co. Inc.); New York (NY)

• Year
• 1940/1941

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 53133

• • alternative name: RCA Manufacturing || Victor Talking Machine

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• Number of Tubes
• 4

• Valves / Tubes
• 1A7GT 1N5GT 1H5GT 3Q5GT

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 455 kHz

• Wave bands
• Broadcast only (MW).

• Power type and voltage
• Dry Batteries / 1.5 / 90 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 5 inch = 12.7 cm

• Power out
• 0.14 W (unknown quality)

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: 14BT2 Ch= RC-525A - RCA RCA Victor Co. Inc.; New

• Shape
• Tablemodel, low profile (big size).

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 18 x 9.75 x 10.375 inch / 457 x 248 x 264 mm

• Notes
• Farm radio.

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 13 lb (13 lb 0 oz) / 5.902 kg

• Price in first year of sale
• 29.95 $

• External source of data
• Ernst Erb

• Source of data
• The Radio Collector's Directory and Price Guide 1921 - 1965

• Circuit diagram reference
• Rider's Perpetual, Volume 11 = ca. 1940 and before

• Mentioned in
• Collector's Guide to Antique Radios 4. Edition

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Machine Age to Jet Age II

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• Radio Retailing (Radio & Television R.) (January 1941.)

• Literature/Schematics (3)
• RCA Victor Service Notes "Red Book" Series

• Other Models

• Here you find 5134 models, 3237 with images and 4174 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from RCA (RCA Victor Co. Inc.); New York (NY)