6-X-8C "The Wilshire" Ch= RC-1146
RCA (RCA Victor Co. Inc.); New York (NY)
- Country
- United States of America (USA)
- Manufacturer / Brand
- RCA (RCA Victor Co. Inc.); New York (NY)
- Year
- 1955
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- Category
- Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
- Radiomuseum.org ID
- 231601
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- alternative name: RCA Manufacturing || Victor Talking Machine
Click on the schematic thumbnail to request the schematic as a free document.
- Number of Tubes
- 5
- 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 / AC: 50 to 60 cycles, 105 to 125V or DC: 105 to 125 Volt
- Loudspeaker
- Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / 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-X-8C "The Wilshire" Ch= RC-1146 - RCA RCA Victor Co. Inc.; New
- Shape
- Tablemodel, with any shape - general.
- Dimensions (WHD)
- 10.75 x 6.375 x 6 inch / 273 x 162 x 152 mm
- Notes
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The RCA 6-X-8C is an AC/DC operated 5 tube BC band receiver. BC band tuning range: 540 to 1600 kHz. Has built-in loop antenna mounted on rear panel. Cabinet color is forest green. Has phono input jack located on rear of chassis, along with a slide switch used to select either radio or phono operation.
The following models use the same schematic and cabinet but have different cabinet colors:
Model Number Cabinet Color 6-X-8A Black 6-X-8B Cherry Red 6-X-8C Forest Green RCA manufactured the same style radio with different model numbers but the same chassis. Similar to 4X551 through 4X555 series.
- Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
- 5 lb (5 lb 0 oz) / 2.270 kg
- Literature/Schematics (1)
- Beitman Radio Diagrams, Vol. 15, 1955 (Vol 15, 1955, p.76)
- Literature/Schematics (2)
- - - Manufacturers Literature (RCA Datasheet 1955 No. 14)
- Author
- Model page created by Greg Mercurio. See "Data change" for further contributors.
- Other Models
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Here you find 5124 models, 3225 with images and 4161 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)
Collections
The model 6-X-8C "The Wilshire" is part of the collections of the following members.