• 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
• 53367

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

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• Number of Tubes
• 4

• Valves / Tubes
• 12BE6 6BJ6 12AV6 6AK6

• 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
• Alternating Current supply (AC) / 110 - 120 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) - elliptical

• Power out
• 0.3 W (unknown quality)

• Material
• Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: 2-R-52 Ch= RC-1119 - RCA RCA Victor Co. Inc.; New

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

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 8.4 x 5.6 x 3.6 inch / 213 x 142 x 91 mm

• Notes
• The RCA 2-R-52 is an AC operated 4 tube AM receiver. AM Band Tuning Range: 540 - 1600kHz. Cabinet color is Tan and Ivory. Uses Qty(1) Elliptical PM 4" x 6" speaker. Has built-in ferrite rod antenna. Uses Selenium Rectifier. Do not operate this model with DC. This model is similar to model 2-R-52A except uses a composition resistor for R2 instead of a fuse-type wire wound resistor.

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 1.8 kg / 3 lb 15.4 oz (3.965 lb)

• External source of data
• Ernst Erb

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

• Circuit diagram reference
• Beitman Radio Diagrams Vol. 13, 1953

• Mentioned in
• Rider's Perpetual, Volume 23 (last) = covering up to 1954

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Photofact Folder, Howard W. SAMS (Date 3-53, Set 196, Folder 13)

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• RCA Victor Service Notes "Red Book" Series (Volume VIII 1952, Page 23)

• 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)