• Country
• United States of America (USA)

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

• Year
• 1956 ?

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 83108

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

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• Number of Tubes
• 5

• Valves / Tubes
• 1T4 1R5 1T4 1U5 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 110-120 / 90 & 9 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 4 inch = 10.2 cm

• Material
• Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: 7-BX-8L Globe Trotter Ch= RC-1162 - RCA RCA Victor Co. Inc.; New

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

• Notes
• Selenium Rectifier
  The RCA Model 7-BX-8L is a Three Power Portable AM Receiver.

• Circuit diagram reference
• Beitman Radio Diagrams Vol. 17, 1957

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

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Photofact Folder, Howard W. SAMS (Date 1-57, Set 345, Folder 12)

• Author
• Model page created by Egon Penker. 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)