• Country
• United States of America (USA)

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

• Year
• 1965 ?

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 94268

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

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• Number of Tubes
• 5

• Valves / Tubes
• 12BE6 12BA6 12AV6 50C5 35W4

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 455 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)

• Tuned circuits
• 6 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast only (MW).

• Power type and voltage
• Alternating Current supply (AC) / 60 cycles, 110 to 120 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) - elliptical

• Material
• Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: RHD-17Y Ch= RC-1213AB - RCA RCA Victor Co. Inc.; New

• Shape
• Tablemodel with Clock ((Alarm-) Clock Radio).

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 10 x 6.5 x 5 inch / 254 x 165 x 127 mm

• Notes

• The RCA RHD-17Y is an AC operated 5 tube BC band clock radio.  Cabinet color is White and Gray. The BC band frequency range is 540 to 1600kHz. Uses Qty(1) PM Elliptical speaker.

  The schematic and chassis used in this model is also used in RCA models RHC-17J (Cabinet color is Alabaster and Green) and RHC-17A (Cabinet color is Blue and Slate).

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 3 lb 4 oz (3.25 lb) / 1.476 kg

• Circuit diagram reference
• Beitman Radio Diagrams Vol. 26, 1966

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Beitman Radio Diagrams, Vol. 26, 1966 (Page 111)

• Author
• Model page created by Egon Penker. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• 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)