• 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
• 53538

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

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• Number of Tubes
• 6

• Valves / Tubes
• 12SG7 12SA7 12SK7 12SQ7 35L6GT 35Z5GT

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

• Wave bands
• Broadcast and Short Wave (SW).

• 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 W (unknown quality)

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: 56X5 Ch= RC-1023 [wood] - RCA RCA Victor Co. Inc.; New

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

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 14.75 x 8.5 x 7.125 inch / 375 x 216 x 181 mm

• Notes
• Also with Edyn speaker. From 8900 to 12,000 kc.

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 10 lb 11 oz (10.688 lb) / 4.852 kg

• Price in first year of sale
• 34.95 $

• 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 15 = 1947 and before

• Mentioned in
• Collector's Guide to Antique Radios 4. Edition

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Radio Retailing (Radio & Television R.) (October 1945 page 77.)

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• RCA Victor Service Notes "Red Book" Series (RCA Victor Service Data 1943-1946, Page 47)

• 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)