- Country
- United States of America (USA)
- Manufacturer / Brand
- RCA (RCA Victor Co. Inc.); New York (NY)
- Year
- 1938/1939
- Category
- Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
- Radiomuseum.org ID
- 54011
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- alternative name: RCA Manufacturing || Victor Talking Machine
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- Number of Tubes
- 6
- Main principle
- Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 455 kHz
- Wave bands
- Broadcast and Short Wave (SW).
- Power type and voltage
- Alternating Current supply (AC) / 105-125 Volt
- Loudspeaker
- Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil) / Ø 6 inch = 15.2 cm
- Power out
- 2 W (unknown quality)
- Material
- Wooden case
- from Radiomuseum.org
- Model: 96T2 - RCA RCA Victor Co. Inc.; New
- Shape
- Tablemodel with Push Buttons.
- Dimensions (WHD)
- 15 x 12.5 x 8.7 inch / 381 x 318 x 221 mm
- Notes
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The table model 96T2 has a "Continental" style cabinet with electric tuning (push buttons). 2 Pilot lamps is a Mazda 44, 6.3 v.
The RCA ad in Life, September 5, 1938 offered on page 37 the models 97KG ($ 85), 95T5 ($ 24.95), 96T2 ($ 39.95) and 96T ($ 29.95) for season 1938/39, called 1939 models.
- Price in first year of sale
- 39.95 $
- 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 9 = 1938 and before
- Mentioned in
- Collector's Guide to Antique Radios 4. Edition
- Literature/Schematics (1)
- Machine Age to Jet Age III (RCA Victor Service Notes for 1938)
- Other Models
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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)
Collections
The model 96T2 is part of the collections of the following members.