• Country
• United States of America (USA)

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

• Year
• 1952 ?

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 54399

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

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• Number of Tubes
• 5

• Valves / Tubes
• 1T4 1R5 1T4 1U5 3V4

• Main principle
• Superhet with RF-stage; ZF/IF 455 kHz

• Wave bands
• Broadcast only (MW).

• Power type and voltage
• Line / Batteries (any type) / AC/DC 117V =110-120/ 90 & 9 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 4 inch = 10.2 cm

• Power out
• 0.15 W (unknown quality)

• Material
• Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: PX600 Globetrotter Ch= RC-1110 - RCA RCA Victor Co. Inc.; New

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

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 8.5 x 12.7 x 5.6 mm / 0.3 x 0.5 x 0.2 inch

• Notes

• RCA Victor model PX600 is a three power portable superheterodyne receiver. RCA battery pack VS 057 (9/90V) Selenium Rectifier.

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 2.6 kg / 5 lb 11.6 oz (5.727 lb)

• External source of data
• Ernst Erb

• Source of data
• The Radio Collector's Directory and Price Guide 1921 - 1965

• Circuit diagram reference
• Beitman Radio Diagrams Vol. 12, 1952

• Mentioned in
• Collector's Guide to Antique Radios 4. Edition

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Rider's Perpetual, Volume 23 (last) = covering up to 1954

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• Machine Age to Jet Age II (page 243.)

• Literature/Schematics (3)
• Photofact Folder, Howard W. SAMS (Set 168, folder 12, dated 5-52)

• 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)