• Country
• United States of America (USA)

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

• Year
• 1936

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 53867

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

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• Number of Tubes
• 8

• Valves / Tubes
• 6L7 6J7 6K7 6H6 6E5 6F5 6F6 5Z4

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 460 kHz

• Wave bands
• Broadcast, Short Wave(s) and Police.

• Power type and voltage
• Alternating Current supply (AC) / See Notes Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil) / Ø 8 inch = 20.3 cm

• Power out
• 2 W (unknown quality)

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: 8T - RCA RCA Victor Co. Inc.; New

• Shape
• Tablemodel, Tombstone = decorative upright, not cathedral but can have rounded edges.

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 14.5 x 21.5 x 8.5 inch / 368 x 546 x 216 mm

• Notes
• This model has 3 power supply ratings:
  Rating A...105-125V, 50-60 Cycles
  Rating B...105-125V, 25-60 Cycles
  Rating C...100-130V; 140-160; 195-250V, 40-60 Cycles.

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 26 lb (26 lb 0 oz) / 11.804 kg

• Price in first year of sale
• 70.00 USD

• 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 7 = 1936 and before

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

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• RCA Victor Service Notes "Red Book" Series

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• Machine Age to Jet Age II (page 234.)

• 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)