• Country
• United States of America (USA)

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

• Year
• 1963 ?

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 91489

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

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• Number of Tubes
• 5

• Valves / Tubes
• 12BE6 12BA6 12AV6 50C5 35W4

• 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) / 60 cycles, 110 to 120 Volt

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

• Material
• Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: 4RD55 Ch= RC-1213E - RCA RCA Victor Co. Inc.; New

• Shape
• Tablemodel with Clock ((Alarm-) Clock Radio).

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 14 x 7 x 5 inch / 356 x 178 x 127 mm

• Notes

• The RCA 4RD55 is an AC operated 5 tube BC band clock radio. BC band range is 540 to 1600kHz.  Has loop-stick antenna.  Also has utility recepticle on rear of cabinet.  Has Qty(1) Elliptical PM 4" x 6" speaker.  Cabinet color is Aqua and White.

• Circuit diagram reference
• Beitman Radio Diagrams Vol. 24, 1964

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Beitman Radio Diagrams, Vol. 24, 1964 (Page 132)

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

• Other Models

• Here you find 5134 models, 3237 with images and 4171 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)