• Country
• United States of America (USA)

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

• Year
• 1940

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 54464

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

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• Number of Tubes
• 12

• Valves / Tubes
• 6SK7 6SA7 6SA7 6SK7 6U5 or 6G5 6B8G 6SK7 6R7 6SK7 6AD7G 6F6G 5U4G

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

• Tuned circuits
• 9 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast plus more than 2 Short Wave bands.

• Power type and voltage
• Alternating Current supply (AC) / 105-125; 100; 130; 140-160; 195-250 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil) / Ø 10 inch = 25.4 cm

• Power out
• 10 W (unknown quality)

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Q44 Ch= RC-531 - RCA RCA Victor Co. Inc.; New

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

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 24.25 x 16 x 12.5 inch / 616 x 406 x 318 mm

• Notes
• BC and 7 x Short Waves

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 49 lb (49 lb 0 oz) / 22.246 kg

• External source of data
• Ernst Erb

• Source of data
• Guide to Old Radios

• Circuit diagram reference
• Rider's Perpetual, Volume 12 = ca. 1941 and before

• Mentioned in
• Machine Age to Jet Age III

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• RCA Victor Service Notes "Red Book" Series

• 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)