• Year
  • 1926/1927
  • Category
  • Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 265061
    • alternative name: RCA Manufacturing || Victor Talking Machine

 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Tubes
  • 5
  • Main principle
  • TRF without regeneration; 2 AF stage(s)
  • Tuned circuits
  • 3 AM circuit(s)
  • Wave bands
  • Broadcast only (MW).
  • Power type and voltage
  • Dry Batteries / 135 & 90 & 45 & -4.5 & -22 Volt Volt
  • Loudspeaker
  • Horn
  • Material
  • Wooden case
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: Victor Radiola R-20 - RCA RCA Victor Co. Inc.; New
  • Shape
  • Console, Lowboy (legs < 50 %).
  • Notes
  • The Victor Talking Machine Co. produced Victor Victrola phonographs, and some of these were equipped with RCA Radiola radios. The Victor R-20 was their only stand-alone radio receiver without a phonograph.  This radio was manufactured between 1926 and 1927.

    It has 5 tubes (4 type UX-199 and one type UX-120) and an internal wooden horn.

  • Author
  • Model page created by Alan Larsen. See "Data change" for further contributors.

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