• Country
• United States of America (USA)

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

• Year
• 1948

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 53831

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

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• Number of Tubes
• 4

• Valves / Tubes
• 1A7GT 1N5GT 1H5GT 3Q5GT

• 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
• Storage and/or dry batteries / 90, 1.5 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 6 inch = 15.2 cm

• Power out
• 0.27 W (unknown quality)

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: 8F43 Ch= RC-1037B - RCA RCA Victor Co. Inc.; New

• Shape
• Tablemodel, with any shape - general.

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 17.7 x 9.7 x 9.5 inch / 450 x 246 x 241 mm

• Notes
• This model can be operated on AC or DC with the model CV-45 Electrifier.

• 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 20 covering 1950

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

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Beitman Radio Diagrams, Vol. 09, 1949 (RCA Victor Instruments Service Notes 1948)

• 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)