- Country
- United States of America (USA)
- Manufacturer / Brand
- RCA (RCA Victor Co. Inc.); New York (NY)
- Year
- 1935
- Category
- Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
- Radiomuseum.org ID
- 54188
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- alternative name: RCA Manufacturing || Victor Talking Machine
RECONSTRUCTED LABEL
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- Number of Tubes
- 6
- Main principle
- Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 460 kHz
- Wave bands
- Broadcast and Short Wave (SW).
- Power type and voltage
- Storage Battery for all (e.g. for car radios and amateur radios) / 6 Volt
- Loudspeaker
- Permanent or electro-dynamic (moving coil), system not known yet. / Ø 8 inch = 20.3 cm
- Power out
- 0.8 W (unknown quality)
- Material
- Wooden case
- from Radiomuseum.org
- Model: BT6-5 - RCA RCA Victor Co. Inc.; New
- Shape
- Tablemodel, Tombstone = decorative upright, not cathedral but can have rounded edges.
- Dimensions (WHD)
- 14.5 x 20.4 x 9.75 inch / 368 x 518 x 248 mm
- Notes
- 6 V Farm Radio.
- 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 7 = 1936 and before
- Mentioned in
- Collector's Guide to Antique Radios 4. Edition
- Literature/Schematics (1)
- Machine Age to Jet Age II
- Literature/Schematics (2)
- RCA Victor Service Notes "Red Book" Series
- Literature/Schematics (3)
- Cathedral & Tombstone Radios (page 221.)
- Other Models
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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)