• Country
• United States of America (USA)

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

• Year
• 1954 ?

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 81008

• • 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) / 110 - 120 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 4 inch = 10.2 cm

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: 5-C-591 Ch=RC-1148 - RCA RCA Victor Co. Inc.; New

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

• Notes

• The RCA Modell 5-C591 is an AC Operated AM Superheterodyne Receiver with Electric Clock.

  Dual tuner for automatic change of frequency from nighttime to morning station.

• Price in first year of sale
• 59.95 US$

• Circuit diagram reference
• Beitman Radio Diagrams Vol. 15, 1955

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Photofact Folder, Howard W. SAMS (Date 8-55, Set 285, Folder 12)

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

• Other Models

• Here you find 5131 models, 3234 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)