• Country
• United States of America (USA)

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

• Year
• 1945/1946

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 53537

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

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• Number of Tubes
• 6

• Valves / Tubes
• 12SG7 12SK7 12SQ7 35L6GT 12SH7 35Z5GT

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

• Wave bands
• Broadcast only (MW).

• Power type and voltage
• AC/DC-set / 105-125 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: 56X3 Ch= RC-1011B - RCA RCA Victor Co. Inc.; New

• Shape
• Tablemodel, with any shape - general.

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 14.25 x 8.25 x 7.25 inch / 362 x 210 x 184 mm

• Notes
• Wood cabinet. 3rd Production. Extra-large Magic Loop has antenna coil connection for weak signal areas. Tunes 540-1620 kc.

• Price in first year of sale
• 32.25 $

• 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 18 = 1949 and before

• Mentioned in
• Radio Retailing (Radio & Television R.) (October 1945 page 77. March 1946 page 39, 78.)

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• RCA Victor Instruments Service Notes 1945

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• RCA Victor Service Notes "Red Book" Series (RCA Victor Service Data 1943-1946, Page 45)

• 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)