• Country
• United States of America (USA)

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

• Year
• 1940

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 54441

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

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• Number of Tubes
• 5

• Valves / Tubes
• 6SA7 6SK7 6SQ7 6K6GT 5Y3G

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 455 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)

• Tuned circuits
• 6 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast and Short Wave (SW).

• Power type and voltage
• Alternating Current supply (AC) / 105-125; 200-250 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 5 inch = 12.7 cm

• Power out
• 1.5 W (unknown quality)

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Q21 Ch= RC514 - RCA RCA Victor Co. Inc.; New

• Shape
• Tablemodel without push buttons, Mantel/Midget/Compact up to 14

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 13.25 x 9.5 x 6.75 inch / 337 x 241 x 171 mm

• Notes

• Same chassis as model Q20 with bakelite cabinet.

  Wave bands:

  • MW  535...1800 kHz
  • SW   4.5...18 MHz

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 11 lb (11 lb 0 oz) / 4.994 kg

• External source of data
• Ernst Erb

• Source of data
• Collector's Guide to Antique Radios 4. Edition

• Circuit diagram reference
• Rider's Perpetual, Volume 11 = ca. 1940 and before

• Mentioned in
• Guide to Old Radios

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Machine Age to Jet Age III

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• RCA Victor Service Notes "Red Book" Series

• 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)