• 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
• 53544

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

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• Number of Tubes
• 9

• Valves / Tubes
• 6SG7 6SA7 6SK7 6SQ7 6SQ7 6R7 6F6G 6F6G 5U4G

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

• Wave bands
• Broadcast plus 2 Short Wave bands.

• Details
• Changer (Record changer)

• Power type and voltage
• Alternating Current supply (AC) / 105-125 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil) / Ø 12 inch = 30.5 cm

• Power out
• 10 W (unknown quality)

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: 59AV1 Ch= RC-605 - RCA RCA Victor Co. Inc.; New

• Shape
• Console with Push Buttons.

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 35.375 x 36 x 17.875 inch / 899 x 914 x 454 mm

• Notes
• Uses automatic record changer 9600001. 78 RPM.

• 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 15 = 1947 and before

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

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Photofact Folder, Howard W. SAMS (Dat 10-46, set 6, folder 466-25)

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• RCA Victor Service Notes "Red Book" Series (RCA Victor Service Data 1943-1946, Page 55)

• 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)