• Country
• United States of America (USA)

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

• Year
• 1947/1948

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 53894

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

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• Number of Tubes
• 5

• Valves / Tubes
• 12SA7 12SK7 12SQ7 50L6G 35Z5GT

• 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 / 115 Volt

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

• Power out
• 1.5 W (unknown quality)

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: 8X541 Ch= RC-1065A - RCA RCA Victor Co. Inc.; New

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 10.75 x 7 x 5.875 inch / 273 x 178 x 149 mm

• Notes
• The RCA models 8X541, 8X542 and 8X547 share the same schematic at Beitman vol. 9, Rider vol. 18, page RCA 45 and SAMS set 59 folder 16. Chassis are there listed as RC-1065 and RC-1065A but we know at least also the suffixes C, D, F, H, J, K, L and M. See chassis pictures, for instance for 8X542 with chassis RC 1065L. The suffixes indicate earlier or later production. The difference between 8X541 (Maroon), 8X542 (Ivory) and 8x547 (White) is the color of the same cabinet.
  
  Chassis photos are most welcome - please place your photos to the model according to it. For not having to change the texts for all different chassis and colors we provide
  additional text and new findings here.

• External source of data
• Ernst Erb

• Circuit diagram reference
• Rider's Perpetual, Volume 18 = 1949 and before

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Beitman Radio Diagrams, Vol. 09, 1949

• Literature/Schematics (4)
• Photofact Folder, Howard W. SAMS (Date April 1948, set 59, folder 16)

• 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)