RCA-Rider Chanalyst 162A 25-40 Hz

RCA (RCA Victor Co. Inc.); New York (NY)

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  • Year
  • 1939
  • Category
  • Service- or Lab Equipment
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 187783
    • alternative name: RCA Manufacturing || Victor Talking Machine

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 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Tubes
  • 12
  • Wave bands
  • Wave Bands given in the notes.
  • Power type and voltage
  • Alternating Current supply (AC) / 105-125 Volt
  • Loudspeaker
  • - - No sound reproduction output.
  • Material
  • Metal case
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: RCA-Rider Chanalyst 162A [25-40 Hz] - RCA RCA Victor Co. Inc.; New
  • Shape
  • Tablemodel, with any shape - general.
  • Dimensions (WHD)
  • 16 x 9 x 10.75 inch / 406 x 229 x 273 mm
  • Notes
  • John F.Rider designed this all purpose instrument for systematic diagnosis in radio repair. It has 5 indicators: besides a DC voltmeter it uses four magic eyes for the "channels" RF/IF, AF, Watts, and Oscillator. Two separate tunable sections for RF/IF and Oscillator tests. The RF/IF channel covers 3 bands: 95 - 260 kc; 240 - 630 kc; 600 - 1700 kc. The Oscillator channel has a tuned amplifier covering 3 bands: 600 - 1700 kc; 1650 - 4950 kc; 4800 - 15000 kc. Coverage of Oscillator operation extends up to 70 megacycles. The name is combined from "channel" and "analyst" = "Chanalyst". The tube complement is somewhat different from the initial publication, where 4 x 6K7 were foreseen. They remained in the RF/IF section, while the other two 6K7 were replaced by an 1852 and a 6SK7 respectively. You can find a Chanalyst model comparison here.
  • Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
  • 28 lb (28 lb 0 oz) / 12.712 kg
  • Price in first year of sale
  • 113.00 $
  • Source of data
  • - - Data from my own collection
  • Author
  • Model page created by Mark Wm. Manis. See "Data change" for further contributors.

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