• Country
• United States of America (USA)

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

• Year
• 1941

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 86059

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

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• Number of Tubes
• 5

• Valves / Tubes
• 1A7GT 1N5GT 1H5GT 3Q5GT 35Z5GT

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

• Wave bands
• Broadcast only (MW).

• Power type and voltage
• Line / Batteries (any type) / (1.5 & 90) ; AC/DC 115 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 6.25 inch = 15.9 cm

• Material
• Leather / canvas / plastic - over other material

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: 25BP "Pick-Me-Up" Ch= RC-527D - RCA RCA Victor Co. Inc.; New

• Shape
• Portable set > 8 inch (also usable without mains)

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 12 x 9 x 6.25 inch / 305 x 229 x 159 mm

• Notes
• Two tone leatherette.

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

• Mentioned in
• RCA Victor Instruments, Service Notes, 1941-1942

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• -- Schematic (Chassis RC-1020 found in Beitmans 1942 pg 109 w/grounded volume pot.)

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• Rider's Perpetual, Volume 13 = 1942 and before

• Literature/Schematics (3)
• Guide to Old Radios

• Literature/Schematics (4)
• Radio Retailing (Radio & Television R.) (June, July 1941.)

• Author
• Model page created by Vitor Oliveira. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 5133 models, 3236 with images and 4169 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)