• 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
• 54448

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

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• Number of Tubes
• 6

• Valves / Tubes
• 12SA7 12C8 12SC7 50L6GT 50L6GT 35Z5GT

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 455 kHz

• Tuned circuits
• 6 AM circuit(s)

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

• Power type and voltage
• AC/DC-set / 105-125; 160-180; 210-250 Volt

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

• Power out
• 3 W (unknown quality)

• Material
• Bakelite case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Q24 Ch= RC-508 - RCA RCA Victor Co. Inc.; New

• Shape
• Tablemodel, low profile (big size).

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 15.875 x 10.625 x 7.875 inch / 403 x 270 x 200 mm

• Notes
• BC: 540 - 1720 kHz
  Med.wave: 3 - 9.5 MHz
  SW1: 9.5 - 11.7 MHz
  SW2: 11.7 - 15.1 MHz
  SW3: 15.1 - 22.5 MHz

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 19 lb (19 lb 0 oz) / 8.626 kg

• External source of data
• Ernst Erb

• Source of data
• Guide to Old Radios

• Circuit diagram reference
• Rider's Perpetual, Volume 12 = ca. 1941 and before

• Mentioned in
• Machine Age to Jet Age III

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• 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)