• Country
• United States of America (USA)

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

• Year
• 1939

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 53955

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

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• Number of Tubes
• 4

• Valves / Tubes
• 1A7G 1N5G 1H5G 1C5G

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common)

• Tuned circuits
• 6 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast only (MW).

• Power type and voltage
• Storage and/or dry batteries / 1.5, 2 x 45 Volt

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

• Power out
• 0.1 W (unknown quality)

• Material
• Leather / canvas / plastic - over other material

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: 94BP1 Ch= RC-407 [, output 1C5GT] - RCA RCA Victor Co. Inc.; New

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

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 12 x 9 x 6.5 inch / 305 x 229 x 165 mm

• Notes

• This is the basic model of the 94BP ch= RC-407 series:
  94BP61 RC-407 = dark brown
  94BP62 RC-407 = tan
  94BP64 RC-407 = light brown
  94BP61 RC-407 = gray
  94BP80 RC-407 = brown leather
  94BP61 RC-407 = black leather.
  Automatic Volume Control. The following model of 2nd production uses a 1Q5GT output tube in Ch= RC-407B.

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 6 lb (6 lb 0 oz) / 2.724 kg

• Price in first year of sale
• 25.00 $

• External source of data
• Ernst Erb

• Circuit diagram reference
• Rider's Perpetual, Volume 13 = 1942 and before

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• RCA Victor dealers promotion radio sales, 1941

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• The Portable Radio in American Life (p.120)

• Literature/Schematics (3)
• RCA Victor Service Notes "Red Book" Series

• Literature/Schematics (4)
• Radio Retailing (Radio & Television R.) (June 1939 page 22 "portables")

• Other Models

• Here you find 5133 models, 3236 with images and 4168 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)