• Country
• United States of America (USA)

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

• Year
• 1932

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 54575

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

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• Number of Tubes
• 8

• Valves / Tubes
• 34 32 30 34 34 30 30 30

• Main principle
• Superhet with RF-stage; ZF/IF 175 kHz

• Tuned circuits
• 7 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast only (MW).

• Power type and voltage
• Dry Batteries / 2.5 & 22.5 & 157.5 & -22.5 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil)

• Power out
• 1 W (unknown quality)

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: R71B - RCA RCA Victor Co. Inc.; New

• Shape
• Tablemodel, Tombstone = decorative upright, not cathedral but can have rounded edges.

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 10.675 x 18.675 x 14 inch / 271 x 474 x 356 mm

• Notes
• The RCA model R71B is a battery set. Information from Alan Douglas for this model: "According to the "Red Book", the RCA service manual 1931/32, this RCA model R71B was announced August 16, 1932 with a list price of $ 62.75. Date of sample shipment was August 18 and also stock shipment. This model was produced 957 times." See also model R71 for AC line current.

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 34 lb (34 lb 0 oz) / 15.436 kg

• Price in first year of sale
• 62.75 $

• External source of data
• Ernst Erb

• Source of data
• Radio Collector`s Guide 1921-1932

• Circuit diagram reference
• Rider's Perpetual, Volume 3 = 1933 and before

• Mentioned in
• The Radio Collector's Directory and Price Guide 1921 - 1965

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• RCA Victor Service Notes "Red Book" Series

• Other Models

• Here you find 5133 models, 3236 with images and 4169 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)