• Country
• United States of America (USA)

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

• Year
• 1936

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 54801

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

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• Number of Tubes
• 8

• Valves / Tubes
• 6K7 6A8 6K7 6H6 6E5 6F5 6F6 5Z4

• Main principle
• Superhet with RF-stage; ZF/IF 460 kHz

• Wave bands
• Broadcast, Short Wave(s) and Police.

• Details
• Record Player (not changer)

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

• Loudspeaker
• Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil) / Ø 8 inch = 20.3 cm

• Power out
• 2.25 W (unknown quality)

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: T8-18 - RCA RCA Victor Co. Inc.; New

• Shape
• Tablemodel, Tombstone = decorative upright, not cathedral but can have rounded edges.

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 15.75 x 21.25 x 9.125 inch / 400 x 540 x 232 mm

• Notes
• This model is similar to the T7-5 model except for the addition of the 6E5 tuning indicator and the 5Z4 rectifier tube in place of the 80 tube. There are 3 power supply ratings for this model: Rating A....105-125V, 50-60 cycles Rating B....105-125V, 25-60 cycles Rating C....100-130;140-160;195-250V, 40-60 cycles

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 27.5 lb (27 lb 8 oz) / 12.485 kg

• 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 7 = 1936 and before

• Mentioned in
• Collector's Guide to Antique Radios 4. Edition

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• RCA Victor Service Notes "Red Book" Series

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• Table Top Radios Vol. 1 Stein 98 (page 138.)

• Literature/Schematics (3)
• Cathedral & Tombstone Radios (page 224.)

• 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)