• 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
• 53571

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

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• Number of Tubes
• 5

• Valves / Tubes
• 6A7 6D6 75 42 80

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

• Wave bands
• Broadcast and Short Wave (SW).

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

• Loudspeaker
• Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil) / Ø 20 cm = 7.9 inch

• Power out
• 2 W (unknown quality)

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: 5T - RCA RCA Victor Co. Inc.; New

• Shape
• Tablemodel, Tombstone = decorative upright, not cathedral but can have rounded edges.

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 13.2 x 18.5 x 8 inch / 335 x 470 x 203 mm

• Notes
• 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)
• 9.7 kg / 21 lb 5.9 oz (21.366 lb)

• Price in first year of sale
• 23.00 USD

• External source of data
• Ernst Erb

• Source of data
• Table Top Radios Vol. 1 Stein 98

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

• Mentioned in
• Collector's Guide to Antique Radios (6th edition)

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

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• Cathedral & Tombstone Radios (page 211.)

• 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)