Globe-Trotter 66BX (Globetrotter) Ch= 1040B

• Country
• United States of America (USA)

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

• Year
• 1946/1947

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 207601

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

• Picture
• Schematics

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• Number of Tubes
• 5

• Valves / Tubes
• 1T4 1R5 1T4 1S5 3V4

• Main principle
• Superhet with RF-stage; ZF/IF 455 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)

• Tuned circuits
• 7 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast only (MW).

• Power type and voltage
• Line / Batteries (any type) / AC/DC 115-125 / 9 & 90 Volt

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

• Power out
• 0.23 W (unknown quality)

• Material
• Various materials

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Globe-Trotter 66BX Ch= 1040B - RCA RCA Victor Co. Inc.; New

• Shape
• Portable set > 8 inch (also usable without mains)

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 13.25 x 9.5 x 5.5 inch / 337 x 241 x 140 mm

• Notes
• Portable Superheterodyne Receiver with Self Contained Loop Antenna and 4" x 6" elliptical speaker. This model is similar to model 66BX using chassis RC-1040A except this model uses a selenium rectifier in place of the 117Z3 tube.
  By teh way: The model with chassis RC-1040A employs a 3V4 output tube, while the chassis RC-1040 uses a 3Q4.
  Battery Pack VS019 or equivalent.
  The RCA model 66BX is a Three Power Portable Superheterodyne Receiver with Self Contained Loop Antenna. Also with detachable "wave antenna" with rubber suction cup. See also the later models chassis RC-1040C with an external loop antenna socket, which is omitted in RC-1040D - but otherwise the same. Aluminium front. See also 8BX55 with a gold finish instead aluminium finish, also having chassis RC-1040C or RC-1040D ("Gold" version: only other Back, Link carrying handle, case screws, case shutter). The earlier model 66BX is available with chassis RC-1040, RC-1040A or RC-1040B. Details can be seen at Rider's 20-8 and 20-10 Changes.
  Don't confuse the pictures gold/aluminium or model and add a photo of the name plate.

• External source of data
• RCA Service Notes for 1943-1946.

• Source of data
• RCA Victor Service Notes "Red Book" Series

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• RCA Victor Service Notes "Red Book" Series (RCA Victor Service Data 1943-1946, Page 79)

• Author
• Model page created by John Kusching. 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)