• Country
• United States of America (USA)

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

• Year
• 1952 ?

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 53215

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

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• Number of Tubes
• 5

• Valves / Tubes
• 12SA7 12BA6 12SQ7 50L6GT 35Z5GT

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 455 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)

• Tuned circuits
• 6 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast only (MW).

• Power type and voltage
• AC/DC-set / AC/DC 117V =110-120 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 4 inch = 10.2 cm

• Power out
• 1.1 W (unknown quality)

• Material
• Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: 1X52 Ch= RC1104A - RCA RCA Victor Co. Inc.; New

• Shape
• Tablemodel without push buttons, Mantel/Midget/Compact up to 14

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 11.4 x 7.7 x 3.6 inch / 290 x 196 x 91 mm

• Notes

•  RCA Victor model 1X52 is an AC/DC operated AM superheterodyne receiver. Color = Ivory.

   

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 3.6 kg / 7 lb 14.9 oz (7.93 lb)

• External source of data
• Ernst Erb

• Circuit diagram reference
• Rider's Perpetual, Volume 23 (last), covering up to 1954

• Mentioned in
• Collector's Guide to Antique Radios (5th edition) (Beitman Radio Diagrams 1952)

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Photofact Folder, Howard W. SAMS (Date 7-52, Set 172, Folder 8)

• Other Models

• Here you find 5132 models, 3235 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)