• Country
• United States of America (USA)

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

• Year
• 1957 ?

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 187311

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

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• Number of Tubes
• 13

• Valves / Tubes
• 6CB6 6X8 6BA6 6AU6 6AU6 6AL5 6AV6 6CG7 6CG7 6V6GT 6V6GT 6AL7GT 5Y3GT

• Main principle
• Superhet with RF-stage; ZF/IF 455/10700 kHz; 3 AF stage(s)

• Tuned circuits
• 7 AM circuit(s)     10 FM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast (BC) and FM or UHF.

• Details
• Changer (Record changer)

• Power type and voltage
• Alternating Current supply (AC) / 60 Hz, 117V = 110 -120 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• 4 Loudspeakers

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: SHF3 New Orthophonic High-Fidelity Ch= RC-1168B - RCA RCA Victor Co. Inc.; New

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

• Notes
• The SAMS Photofact lists two models for above mentioned data sheets, RCA Victor model "New Orthophonic High-Fidelity" SHF3 and SHF3D, both with chassis RC-1168B. They are AC operated FM-AM receivers with 4 speed automatic record changer RC-205C-3 (RCA RP-205 Series, Photofact 358 folder 10. Details for the tube line up:FM-AM RF Amplifier 6CB6; FM AM Mixer-FM AM Osc. 6X8; FM AM IF Amp. 6BA6; 2nd FM IF Amp. 6AU6; FM Limiter 6AU6; Ratio Detector 6AL5; AM Det.-AVC-Record Amp. 6AV6; AF Amplifier 6CG7; AF Amp.-Phase Inverter 6CG7; AF Output 6V6GT AF Output 6V6GT; Tuning Indicator 6AL7GT and Power Rectifier 5Y3GT.
  
  We don't know yet all differences between model SHF-3 and SHF-3D but they differ at least in the loudspeakers 3 and 4 - of the same size of 3.5". Speakers 1 and 2 show a size of 12". Also the Escutchean control knobs are different. On both, cabinet and parts can have different colors. Only the early versions of SHF-3 use the two line chokes. Part # 105685 is only used in model SHF-3D.

• External source of data
• Guest D. Jordan Berson, New Bedford, Mass. USA.

• Literature/Schematics (4)
• Photofact Folder, Howard W. SAMS (Date 4-58, set 396, folder 7)

• Author
• Model page created by Ernst Erb. 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)