• 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
• 54035

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

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• Number of Tubes
• 8

• Valves / Tubes
• 6A8G 6K7 6Q7G 6J5 6U5 6K6G 6K6G 5Y3G

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 455 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)

• Tuned circuits
• 6 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast plus 2 Short Wave bands.

• Power type and voltage
• Alternating Current supply (AC)

• Loudspeaker
• Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil) / Ø 12 inch = 30.5 cm

• Power out
• 5 W (unknown quality)

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: 98K2 Ch= RC386A - RCA RCA Victor Co. Inc.; New

• Shape
• Console with any shape - in general

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 27.5 x 42 x 15.25 inch / 699 x 1067 x 387 mm

• Notes

• Push Pull Output
  This model has 3 power supply ratings:
  Rating A...105-125V, 50-60 Cycles
  Rating B...105-125V, 25-60 Cycles
  Rating C...100-130;140-160;200-250V, 40-60 Cycles

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 55 lb (55 lb 0 oz) / 24.970 kg

• Price in first year of sale
• 89.95 $

• 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 10 = 1939 and before

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

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Beitman Radio Diagrams, Vol. 02, 1939

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• RCA Victor Service Notes "Red Book" Series

• Literature/Schematics (3)
• Pre-War Consoles

• Literature/Schematics (4)
• Radio Retailing (Radio & Television R.) (ad March 1939 page 32, ad May 1939 page 37)

• 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)