• Country
• United States of America (USA)

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

• Year
• 1949

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 53811

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

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• Number of Tubes
• 4

• Valves / Tubes
• 1R5 1U4 1U5 3S4

• 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
• Dry Batteries / 67.5, 1.5 Volt

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

• Power out
• 0.05 W (unknown quality)

• Material
• Bakelite or Plastics (type unknown)

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: 8B41 Ch= RC-1069 - RCA RCA Victor Co. Inc.; New

• Shape
• Very small Portable or Pocket-Set (Handheld) < 8 inch.

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 6.25 x 3.4 x 4.4 inch / 159 x 86 x 112 mm

• Notes
• Color=Black
  2" x 3" PM elliptical speaker

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 1.7 kg / 3 lb 11.9 oz (3.744 lb)

• 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 19 = 1949 and before

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

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Beitman Radio Diagrams, Vol. 10, 1950

• Other Models

• Here you find 5133 models, 3236 with images and 4169 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)