• Country
• United States of America (USA)

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

• Year
• 1951

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 54119

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

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• Number of Tubes
• 10

• Valves / Tubes
• 6CB6 6J6 6BA6 6AU6 6AV6 6C4 6AL6 6V6GT 6V6GT 5Y3GT

• Main principle
• Superhet with RF-stage; ZF/IF 455/10700 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)

• Tuned circuits
• 7 AM circuit(s)     9 FM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast (BC) and FM or UHF.

• Details
• Changer (Record changer)

• Power type and voltage
• Alternating Current supply (AC) / 60 cycles, 115 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 12 inch = 30.5 cm

• Power out
• 8 W (9 W max.)

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: A101 Ch= RC-1096 [Early Production] - RCA RCA Victor Co. Inc.; New

• Shape
• Console with any shape - in general

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 32 x 32 x 19.75 inch / 813 x 813 x 502 mm

• Notes

• The RCA A101 is an AC operated combination automatic phonograph and BC/FM band receiver.  Has both a 45 RPM turntable and a 33 1/3, 78 RPM turntable.  The 45 RPM turntable used is model RP-190-2, which holds up to ten 7 inch fine groove records.  The 33 1/3, 78 RPM turntable used in this model is 960282-4 or 960282-5, which hold up to ten 12 inch or twelve 10 inch records. Has push-pull output stage.  Has built-in AM and FM antenna's, with provision for connecting external AM and/or external FM antenna.

  The BC band frequency range is 540 to 1600kHz.  The FM band frequency range is 88 to 108MHz.  Uses Qty(3) #51 lamps, two for the dial and one for the jewel.

  This early production version uses chassis RC-1096.  The late production version uses chassis RC-1096B, which has different values of C21, R20 in the volume control circuit and different values of C42, C44 in the output circuit.  The late production model also uses the 960284-1 or 960284-2 record changer in place of the 960282-4 or 960282-5 record changer.

  The chassis and schematic used for RCA model A101 is also used in RCA model A108.

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 97 lb (97 lb 0 oz) / 44.038 kg

• External source of data
• Ernst Erb

• Circuit diagram reference
• Rider's Perpetual, Volume 22, covering 1951

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Beitman Radio Diagrams, Vol. 11, 1951 (Page 109)

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• RCA Victor Service Notes "Red Book" Series (RCA Victor Service Data Volume VI 1950 Pages 23-32)

• Literature/Schematics (3)
• Rider's Perpetual, Volume 22 = covering 1951 (Riders RCA 22-1 to 22-10)

• 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)