Victor R-52

• Country
• United States of America (USA)

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

• Year
• 1930

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 54713

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

• Picture
• Schematics

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• Number of Tubes
• 10

• Valves / Tubes
• UX226 UX226 UX226 UX226 UX226 UY227 UX226 UX245 UX245 UX280

• Main principle
• TRF without regeneration

• Tuned circuits
• 4 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast only (MW).

• Power type and voltage
• Alternating Current supply (AC) / 115 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil)

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Victor R-52 - RCA RCA Victor Co. Inc.; New

• Shape
• Console, Lowboy (legs < 50 %).

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 26.625 x 50.75 x 18.875 inch / 676 x 1289 x 479 mm

• Notes
• The RCA model R-52 is listed in "The Radio Collector's Directory and Price Guide", Grinder/Fathauer page 227 for 1930 but without a price.

• Price in first year of sale
• 215.00 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 1 = 1931/1934 (for 1919-1931)

• Mentioned in
• -- Original prospect or advert

• Other Models

• Here you find 5133 models, 3236 with images and 4168 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)