Radiola 18DC
RCA (RCA Victor Co. Inc.); New York (NY)
- Country
- United States of America (USA)
- Manufacturer / Brand
- RCA (RCA Victor Co. Inc.); New York (NY)
- Year
- 1928
- Category
- Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
- Radiomuseum.org ID
- 54638
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- alternative name: RCA Manufacturing || Victor Talking Machine
Click on the schematic thumbnail to request the schematic as a free document.
- Number of Tubes
- 6
- Main principle
- TRF (Tuned-Radio-Frequency but use of regeneration unknown)
- Tuned circuits
- 3 AM circuit(s)
- Wave bands
- Broadcast only (MW).
- Power type and voltage
- Direct Current supply (DC) / 110-125 Volt
- Loudspeaker
- - This model requires external speaker(s).
- Material
- Wooden case
- from Radiomuseum.org
- Model: Radiola 18DC - RCA RCA Victor Co. Inc.; New
- Shape
- Tablemodel, Box - most often with Lid (NOT slant panel).
- Dimensions (WHD)
- 700 x 230 x 220 mm / 27.6 x 9.1 x 8.7 inch
- Notes
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The RCA Radiola 18 DC is a DC operated 6 tube BC band receiver.
The tuning capacitor design is similar to the design used in the Radiola 18 AC receiver. These tuners are frequently found to be frozen. The precedure to repair this can be found here: Tuning-Capacitor-Fix
- Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
- 16.3 kg / 35 lb 14.4 oz (35.903 lb)
- External source of data
- Ernst Erb
- Source of data
- The Radio Collector's Directory and Price Guide 1921 - 1965
- Circuit diagram reference
- Rider's Perpetual, Volume 1 = 1931/1934 (for 1919-1931)
- Mentioned in
- Radio Manufacturers of the 1920's, Vol. 3
- Other Models
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Here you find 5124 models, 3226 with images and 4161 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)
Collections
The model Radiola is part of the collections of the following members.