• Country
• United States of America (USA)

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

• Year
• 1954/1955

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 258204

• • 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
• AC/DC-set / Either AC 50 to 60 cycles, 115V or DC 115 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• 2 Loudspeakers / Ø 4 inch = 10.2 cm

• Power out
• 1 W (1.5 W max.)

• Material
• Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: 6-XD-5A "The Glendon" Ch= RC-1146A - RCA RCA Victor Co. Inc.; New

• Shape
• Tablemodel without push buttons, Mantel/Midget/Compact up to 14

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 12.5 x 7.5 x 6.375 inch / 318 x 191 x 162 mm

• Notes

• The RCA 6-XD-5A is an AC/DC operated 5 tube BC band receiver. BC band range is 540 to1600kHz. Has Qty(2) PM 4" speakers. Also has built-in loop antenna. Power consumption is 30 watts according to label on radio but is 35 watts according to RCA Service Data.  Has audio input jack for connecting an external phonograph and a slide switch used to select either the radio or phonograph input. Both the phonograph input jack and the slide switch are located on the rear of the chassis.

  The following models use the same schematic and cabinet but have different cabinet colors:

  Model Number	Cabinet Color
  6-XD-5A	Light Gray with Dark Gray Grille
  6-XD-5B	Light Green with Dark Green Grille
  6-XD-5C	Black with Light Gray Grille

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 5.5 lb (5 lb 8 oz) / 2.497 kg

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Photofact Folder, Howard W. SAMS (Date 3-1956, Folder 309-14)

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• - - Manufacturers Literature (RCA Service Data 1955 No. 24)

• Author
• Model page created by Michael Ellery. 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)