• Country
• United States of America (USA)

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

• Year
• 1936

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 53484

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

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• Number of Tubes
• 4

• Valves / Tubes
• 6A7 6B7 41 1-V

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 460 kHz

• Tuned circuits
• 5 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast (MW) and Tropical/Marine/Police Band(s) = 150-200m.

• Power type and voltage
• Alternating Current supply (AC) / See Notes Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil) / Ø 15.5 cm = 6.1 inch

• Power out
• 1.75 W (unknown quality)

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: 4T - RCA RCA Victor Co. Inc.; New

• Shape
• Table-Cathedral-Type (upright, round top or gothic arch, not rounded edges only).

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 11.5 x 14.5 x 7 inch / 292 x 368 x 178 mm

• Notes
• The total Frequency Range is 540 to 1720KHz, which covers the regular broadcast band and includes police calls in the 1600 to 1720KHz portion of the range.
  
  This model has 3 power supply ratings:
  Rating A...105-125V, 50-60 Cycles
  Rating B...105-125V, 25-60 Cycles
  Rating C...100-130;140-160;195-250V, 40-60 Cycles

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 13 lb (13 lb 0 oz) / 5.902 kg

• Price in first year of sale
• 20.00 USD

• External source of data
• Ernst Erb

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

• Circuit diagram reference
• Rider's Perpetual, Volume 7 = 1936 and before

• Mentioned in
• Collector's Guide to Antique Radios 4. Edition

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• RCA Victor Service Notes "Red Book" Series

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• Machine Age to Jet Age II (page 233.)

• Literature/Schematics (3)
• Cathedral & Tombstone Radios (page 210.)

• Other Models

• Here you find 5135 models, 3239 with images and 4175 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)