• Country
• United States of America (USA)

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

• Year
• 1946/1947

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 18895

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

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• Number of Tubes
• 6

• Valves / Tubes
• 1T4 1R5 1T4 1S5 3Q4 117Z3

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

• Tuned circuits
• 7 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast only (MW).

• Power type and voltage
• Line / Batteries (any type) / AC/DC 115-125 / 9 & 90 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 6 inch = 15.2 cm

• Power out
• 0.23 W (unknown quality)

• Material
• Various materials

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Globe-Trotter 66BX Ch= RC-1040 - RCA RCA Victor Co. Inc.; New

• Shape
• Portable set > 8 inch (also usable without mains)

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 330 x 240 x 140 mm / 13 x 9.4 x 5.5 inch

• Notes
• This model with chassis RC-1040 employs a 3Q4 output tube, while the chassis RC-1040A uses a 3V4.
  Battery Pack VS019 or equivalent.
  The RCA model 66BX is a Three Power Portable Superheterodyne Receiver with Self Contained Loop Antenna. Also with detachable "wave antenna" with rubber suction cup. See also the later models chassis RC-1040C with an external loop antenna socket, which is omitted in RC-1040D - but otherwise the same. Aluminium front. See also 8BX55 with a gold finish instead aluminium finish, also having chassis RC-1040C or RC-1040D ("Gold" version: only other Back, Link carrying handle, case screws, case shutter). The earlier model 66BX is available with chassis RC-1040, RC-1040A or RC-1040B. Details can be seen at Rider's 20-8 and 20-10 Changes.
  Don't confuse the pictures gold/aluminium or model and add a photo of the name plate.

• Price in first year of sale
• 435.00 SFR

• External source of data
• E. Erb 3-907007-36-0

• Circuit diagram reference
• Rider's Perpetual, Volume 15 = 1947 and before

• Mentioned in
• Die «Thali Schemasammlung» führt das Modell.

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Photofact Folder, Howard W. SAMS (Date: Feb 1947, Set 14, Folder 474-24) (RCA Victor Instruments Service Notes 1946)

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• Radio Retailing (Radio & Television R.) (May 1947 page 35.)

• Literature/Schematics (3)
• RCA Victor Service Notes "Red Book" Series (RCA Victor Service Data 1943-1946, Page 79)

• Picture reference
• Das Modell ist im «Radiokatalog» (Erb) abgebildet.

• 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)