3-RH-31 Ch= RC-1204 (-E, -F, -J)

• Country
• United States of America (USA)

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

• Year
• 1961 ?

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 90288

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

• Picture
• Schematics

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• Number of Transistors
• 6

• Semiconductors
• 2N412 2N410 2N410 2N408 2N408 2N408

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

• Tuned circuits
• 5 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast only (MW).

• Power type and voltage
• Dry Batteries / 1 x 4 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 2 inch = 5.1 cm

• Material
• Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: 3-RH-31 Ch= RC-1204 - RCA RCA Victor Co. Inc.; New

• Shape
• Very small Portable or Pocket-Set (Handheld) < 8 inch.

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 2.6 x 4.1 x 1.4 inch / 66 x 104 x 36 mm

• Notes

• Cabinet made of "non-breakable IMPAC" plastic.  Station dial and pointer knob encased in transparent plastic window.  Pointer turned by gears from tuner dial (vernier tuning).  US civil defense marks on station dial.  Used the 4V RCA VS149 mercury battery.

  The "G" version indicates the Gift pack version consisting of a leather carrying case, battery, earphone, and radio in a gift box.

  The radios in the RCA Victor 3-RH-3x series differ only by the colors of their cabinets: 

  Model	Chassis	Color (front / back)
  3-RH-31	RC-1204 (-E, -F, -J)	black / white
  3-RH-32	RC-1204 (-E, -F, -J)	navy blue / white
  3-RH-34	RC-1204 (-E, -F, -J)	brown / white

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 0.48 lb (0 lb 7.7 oz) / 0.218 kg

• Mentioned in
• Photofact Folder, Howard W. SAMS (Set 551, Folder 9, Oct. 1961.)

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Beitman Radio Diagrams, Vol. 23, 1963 (pages 124-125.)

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• Collector's Guide To TrR1 Bunis trans.94 (1996, page 217 (photo).)

• Literature/Schematics (3)
• Transistor Radios 1954-68 (page 50 (photo).)

• Author
• Model page created by Egon Penker. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• 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)