• Country
• United States of America (USA)

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

• Year
• 1936

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 53146

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

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• Number of Tubes
• 15

• Valves / Tubes
• 6K7 6L7 6J7 6K7 6E5 6K7 6H6 6K7 6H6 6C5 6C5 6L6 6L6 5Z4 5Z4

• Main principle
• Superhet with RF-stage; ZF/IF 460 kHz

• Wave bands
• Broadcast, Long Wave and more than two Short Wave bands.

• Power type and voltage
• Alternating Current supply (AC) / See Notes Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil) / Ø 12 inch = 30.5 cm

• Power out
• 20 W (30 W max.)

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: 15K - RCA RCA Victor Co. Inc.; New

• Shape
• Console with any shape - in general

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 28.125 x 41.5 x 16.375 inch / 714 x 1054 x 416 mm

• Notes

• Band Coverage

  X	150	410	kHz	Long Wave
  A	530	1800	kHz	Standard Broadcast
  B	1.8	6.4	MHz	Medium Wave
  C	6.4	23	MHz	Short Wave
  D	23	60	MHz	Ultra Short Wave

  This model has 3 power supply ratings:
  Rating A...105-125V, 50-60 Cycles
  Rating B...105-125V, 25-60 Cycles
  Rating C...100-130; 140-160; 195-250V, 40-60 Cycles

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 115 lb (115 lb 0 oz) / 52.210 kg

• Price in first year of sale
• 200.00 USD

• 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 7 = 1936 and before

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

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Pre-War Consoles

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• RCA Victor Service Notes "Red Book" Series (Abridged Edition, Vol. 1, 1923-1937, pgs. 236-B to 240-B)

• Other Models

• Here you find 5131 models, 3234 with images and 4167 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)