• Country
• United States of America (USA)

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

• Year
• 1952

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 53346

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

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• Number of Tubes
• 4

• Valves / Tubes
• 1R5 1U4 1U5 3V4

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

• Tuned circuits
• 6 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast only (MW).

• Power type and voltage
• Storage and/or dry batteries / 1.5 & 67.5 Volt

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

• Power out
• 0.075 W (0.1 W max.)

• Material
• Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: 2B403 Ch= RC-1114 - RCA RCA Victor Co. Inc.; New

• Shape
• Portable set > 8 inch (also usable without mains)

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 8.9 x 5.9 x 2.7 inch / 226 x 150 x 69 mm

• Notes

• The RCA 2B403 is a portable, battery operated 4 tube AM receiver. The BC band tuning range is 540 to 1600kHz. Cabinet color is Green. Uses Qty(1) Elliptical PM 2" x 3" speaker. Has battery "Life Saver" switch. Also has built-in ferrite rod antenna. Uses Qty(2) 1.5V batteries (In parallel) and Qty(1) 67.5V battery.

  The following models use the same schematic and cabinet but have different cabinet colors:

  Model Number	Cabinet Color
  2B400	Gray
  2B401	Black
  2B402	Ivory
  2B403	Green
  2B404	Tan
  2B405	Red

   

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 3.75 lb (3 lb 12 oz) / 1.703 kg

• External source of data
• Ernst Erb

• Source of data
• The Radio Collector's Directory and Price Guide 1921 - 1965

• Circuit diagram reference
• Beitman Radio Diagrams Vol. 12, 1952

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

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Rider's Perpetual, Volume 23 (last) = covering up to 1954 (Riders (RCA) 23-23 to 23-26)

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• RCA Victor Service Notes "Red Book" Series (Volume VIII 1952, Page 1)

• Literature/Schematics (3)
• Beitman Radio Diagrams, Vol. 12, 1952 (Page 113)

• 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)