• Year
  • 1939
  • Category
  • Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 54862
    • alternative name: RCA Manufacturing || Victor Talking Machine

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 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Tubes
  • 8
  • Main principle
  • Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 455 kHz
  • Wave bands
  • Broadcast plus 2 Short Wave bands.
  • Details
  • Changer (Record changer)
  • Power type and voltage
  • Alternating Current supply (AC)
  • Loudspeaker
  • Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil) / Ø 12 inch = 30.5 cm
  • Power out
  • 5 W (unknown quality)
  • Material
  • Wooden case
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: U25 Ch= RC-386B - RCA RCA Victor Co. Inc.; New
  • Shape
  • Console with Push Buttons.
  • Dimensions (WHD)
  • 30.5 x 34 x 16.75 inch / 775 x 864 x 425 mm
  • Notes
  • This model has 5 power supply ratings:
    Rating A6...105-125V, 60 Cycles
    Rating A...105-125V, 50-60 Cycles
    Rating B2...105-125V, 25 Cycles
    Rating C6...100-130;140-160;200-250V, 60 Cycles
    Rating C...100-130;140-160;200-250V, 50-60 Cycles
  • Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
  • 83 lb (83 lb 0 oz) / 37.682 kg
  • External source of data
  • Ernst Erb
  • Circuit diagram reference
  • Rider's Perpetual, Volume 11 = ca. 1940 and before

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