68R3 Ch= RC-608

• 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
• 53678

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

• Picture
• Schematics

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• Number of Tubes
• 8

• Valves / Tubes
• 6BE6 6BE6 6BA6 6AU6 6AL5 6SQ7 6K6GT 5Y3GT

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 455 kHz

• Tuned circuits
• 6 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast (BC) and FM or UHF.

• Power type and voltage
• Alternating Current supply (AC) / 105-125 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) - elliptical / Ø 7 inch = 17.8 cm

• Power out
• 4 W (unknown quality)

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: 68R3 Ch= RC-608 - RCA RCA Victor Co. Inc.; New

• Shape
• Tablemodel, with any shape - general.

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 17 x 12.25 x 10 inch / 432 x 311 x 254 mm

• Notes
• Pilot lamps: 2 Mazda Nº 51, 6.8V, 0.2 amp.
  5" x 7" PM elliptical speaker.
  See also Photofact Folders, Sams; Set 23, Folder 4713-17. Cabinet of walnut and other woods.

• Price in first year of sale
• 85.00 $

• 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 16 = ca. 1948 and before

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

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Beitman Radio Diagrams, Vol. 08, 1948 (RCA Victor Instruments Service Notes 1946)

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• Radio Retailing (Radio & Television R.) (February 1947 page 52. April 1947 page 42.)

• Other Models

• Here you find 5132 models, 3235 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)