• Country
• United States of America (USA)

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

• Year
• 1939

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 53471

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

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• Number of Tubes
• 5

• Valves / Tubes
• 12SA7 12SK7 12SQ7 50L6GT 35Z5GT

• Number of Transistors

• Semiconductors
• 86892-9

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

• Tuned circuits
• 6 AM circuit(s)

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

• Power type and voltage
• AC/DC-set / 105-125 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil) / Ø 5 inch = 12.7 cm

• Power out
• 2 W (unknown quality)

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: 46X13 Ch= RC-456A - RCA RCA Victor Co. Inc.; New

• Shape
• Tablemodel without push buttons, Mantel/Midget/Compact up to 14

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 13.5 x 9.5 x 7.3 inch / 343 x 241 x 185 mm

• Notes
• For the chassis RC-456 RCA sold (at least) the three models 46X11, 46X12 and 46X13. They differ only in the case: 46X11 (Mahagony) and 46X12 (Antique-Ivory) with plastic and 46X13 in wood (Walnut Veneer) with different grille. The dial lamp is a Mazda Nº 47, 6.3 V, 0.15 amp. which works in series with a plug in resistor (86892-9 for 790 ohm) in form of a metal tube.

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 6.1 kg / 13 lb 7 oz (13.436 lb)

• Price in first year of sale
• 24.95 USD

• 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 11 = ca. 1940 and before

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

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• RCA Victor Instruments Service Notes 1939

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• Table Top Radios Vol. 1 Stein 98 (page 134.)

• Literature/Schematics (3)
• Machine Age to Jet Age II (page 236.)

• 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)