• Country
• United States of America (USA)

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

• Year
• 1959 ?

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 71860

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

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• Number of Transistors
• 9

• Semiconductors
• 2N370 2N372 2N371 2N409 2N409 2N409 2N407 2N270 2N270

• Main principle
• Superhet with RF-stage; ZF/IF 455 kHz

• Tuned circuits
• 9 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast plus more than 2 Short Wave bands.

• Power type and voltage
• Dry Batteries / 9 x 1.5 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 5.75 inch = 14.6 cm

• Power out
• 0.4 W (unknown quality)

• Material
• Leather / canvas / plastic - over other material

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: 1MBT6 "Strato- World 3" Ch= RC-1184 - RCA RCA Victor Co. Inc.; New

• Shape
• Portable set > 8 inch (also usable without mains)

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 8 x 14 x 5 inch / 203 x 356 x 127 mm

• Notes
• Uses 9 D size batteries. It's a 7 band receiver. AM, 2.0-4.0, 4.0-8.0 MHz, 31, 25, 19 & 16 meter-bands. Front lifts up to show dial. Flap has a world map designed in an old fashioned style.

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 7 kg / 15 lb 6.7 oz (15.419 lb)

• Source of data
• -- Original-techn. papers.

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Photofact Folder, Howard W. SAMS (Date 3-59, Set 436, Folder 13)

• Other Models

• Here you find 5134 models, 3237 with images and 4171 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)