• Country
• United States of America (USA)

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

• Year
• 1950/1951

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 54116

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

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• Number of Tubes
• 5

• Valves / Tubes
• 12BE6 12BA6 12AV6 50L6GT 35W4

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 455 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)

• Tuned circuits
• 6 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast only (MW).

• Details
• Changer (Record changer)

• Power type and voltage
• Alternating Current supply (AC) / 60 Hz, 117V = 110 -120 Volt

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

• Power out
• 1 W (1.5 W max.)

• Material
• Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: 9Y510 Ch= RC-1077A [Early Production] - RCA RCA Victor Co. Inc.; New

• Shape
• Tablemodel, Box - most often with Lid (NOT slant panel).

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 12.375 x 7.75 x 14.25 inch / 314 x 197 x 362 mm

• Notes

• The RCA 9Y510 is an AC operated combination automatic phonograph and BC band receiver.  The turntable is a 45 RPM ,model RP-190-1, which holds up to twelve 7 inch fine groove records.  The plastic cabinet color is maroon.  Uses Qty(1) 5" x 7" PM speaker.

  The BC band frequency range is 540 to 1600kHz.  Uses Qty(2) #1490 dial lamps.

  This early production version uses chassis RC-1077A.  The late production version uses chassis RC-1077C, which has a rim mounted speaker instead of a pot mounted speaker and also has a tuning condenser with a longer shaft which allows use of a different type of drive cord tension spring.

• 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 21, Copyright 1950

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

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Photofact Folder, Howard W. SAMS (Date 5-51, Set 131, Folder 13)

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• RCA Victor Service Notes "Red Book" Series (RCA Victor Service Data Volume VI 1950 Pages 67-70)

• Literature/Schematics (3)
• Rider's Perpetual, Volume 21 = Copyright 1950 (Riders RCA Pages 21-59 to 21-62)

• Other Models

• Here you find 5133 models, 3236 with images and 4168 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)