AR-88D

• Country
• United States of America (USA)

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

• Year
• 1941–1945

• Category
• Commercial Receiver (may include amateur bands)

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 108201

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

• Picture
• Schematics

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• Number of Tubes
• 13

• Valves / Tubes
• 6SG7 6J5 6SA7 6H6 6SJ7 6K6GT VR150 5Y3GT

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

• Wave bands
• Broadcast plus more than 2 Short Wave bands.

• Power type and voltage
• Line / Batteries (any type) / 110; 125; 150; 210; 240 / 6 & 250 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• - This model requires external speaker(s).

• Power out
• 2.5 W (unknown quality)

• Material
• Metal case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: AR-88D - RCA RCA Victor Co. Inc.; New

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

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 490 x 280 x 490 mm / 19.3 x 11 x 19.3 inch

• Notes

• General purpose communications receiver with crystal filter. Continuous frequency coverage of 535 kHz to 32 MHz in 6 switched bands. Tube types above are listed only once. AR-88D receiver was originally manufactured as AR-88, change in designation occurring between Serial Nos. 003000 and 010000. The two sets differed in output stage, and AR-88 incorporated a tuning meter in place of illuminated name-plate appearing on AR-88D. Despite change in designation, AR-88D receivers still kept the name "AR-88" on their name-plates. During WWII the AR-88 (AR-88D) have been manufactured in large numbers for service use, most of the receivers being shipped to the UK and the USSR as Lend-Lease supplies. See also CR-88 and SC-88.

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 41 kg / 90 lb 4.9 oz (90.308 lb)

• Source of data
• Shortwave Receivers - Past & Present (3rd ed.)

• Mentioned in
• -- Original-techn. papers. (Instructions. IB-25927-2 & EMER Telecommunications E772)

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Communications Receivers (RCA General Purpose Communications Receiver, Model AR-88. Instructions.)

• Author
• Model page created by Valery Gromov. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 5131 models, 3234 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)