• Country
• United States of America (USA)

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

• Year
• 1946

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 54479

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

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• Number of Tubes
• 4

• Valves / Tubes
• 1A7GT 1N5GT 1H5GT 3Q5GT

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 455 kHz

• Wave bands
• Broadcast plus 2 Short Wave bands.

• Power type and voltage
• Line / Batteries (any type) / 1.5 & 90 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 5 inch = 12.7 cm

• Power out
• 0.65 W (unknown quality)

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: QB5 Ch= RC-563A - RCA RCA Victor Co. Inc.; New

• Shape
• Tablemodel, with any shape - general.

• Notes

• When battery powered, the Eveready 748 (or equivalent) supplies the "A" & "B" voltages. If separate batteries are used, the RCA adapter extension cable MI-812S is required.

  The battery/batteries can be replaced by the RCA AC Power Unit CV-112X. Jack provided on the rear for phonograph.

• External source of data
• Ernst Erb

• Circuit diagram reference
• Rider's Perpetual, Volume 14 = 1944 = before 1943

• Literature/Schematics (3)
• RCA victor Instruments Service Notes 1941-1942

• Literature/Schematics (4)
• Riders 14-6,7

• 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)