• Country
• United States of America (USA)

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

• Year
• 1935

• Category
• Amateur-Receiver (amateur bands, may include broadcast bands)

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 54128

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

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• Number of Tubes
• 7

• Valves / Tubes
• 6D6 6A7 6D6 6B7 6D6 41 80

• Main principle
• Superhet with RF-stage; ZF/IF 460 kHz

• Wave bands
• Broadcast plus 2 Short Wave bands.

• Power type and voltage
• Alternating Current supply (AC) / 105-125 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil) / Ø 5 inch = 12.7 cm

• Power out
• 1.75 W (unknown quality)

• Material
• Metal case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: ACR136 [-A] - RCA RCA Victor Co. Inc.; New

• Shape
• Boatanchor (heavy military or commercial set >20 kg).

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 22 x 10.5 x 11.5 inch / 559 x 267 x 292 mm

• Notes

• The RCA ACR-136 covers 540 to 18,000 kHz in three bands. Includes BFO for CW reception and stand-by switch.

• Price in first year of sale
• 69.50 USD

• External source of data
• Ernst Erb

• Circuit diagram reference
• Rider's Perpetual, Volume 6 = 1935 and before

• Mentioned in
• Communications Receivers (4th edition Page 119.)

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• RCA Victor Service Notes "Red Book" Series

• Other Models

• Here you find 5134 models, 3237 with images and 4171 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)