• Country
• United States of America (USA)

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

• Year
• 1947/1948

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 18898

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

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• Number of Tubes
• 11

• Valves / Tubes
• 6SG7 6SA7 6SA7 6SK7 6U5 or 6G5 6SQ7 6R7 6SK7 6F6G 6F6G 5U4G

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

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

• Power type and voltage
• Alternating Current supply (AC) / 105-125/100-260 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil) / Ø 8 inch = 20.3 cm

• Power out
• 10 W (unknown quality)

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Q36 Ch= RC-585 - RCA RCA Victor Co. Inc.; New

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

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 625 x 375 x 325 mm / 24.6 x 14.8 x 12.8 inch

• Notes
• Bands: BC, Police, 5xSW spread band.

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 22.3 kg / 49 lb 1.9 oz (49.119 lb)

• Price in first year of sale
• 1,260.00 SFR

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

• Source of data
• Collector's Guide to Antique Radios (6th edition)

• Circuit diagram reference
• Die «Thali Schemasammlung» führt das Modell.

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Rider's Perpetual, Volume 16 = covering late 1946 to early 1947

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• RCA Victor Service Notes "Red Book" Series (RCA Victor Service Data 1943-1946, Page 23)

• 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)