SHF3 New Orthophonic High-Fidelity Ch= RC-1168B
RCA (RCA Victor Co. Inc.); New York (NY)
- 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
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- alternative name: RCA Manufacturing || Victor Talking Machine
Click on the schematic thumbnail to request the schematic as a free document.
- Number of Tubes
- 13
- 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.
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Collections
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