• Year
  • 1946
  • Category
  • Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 148586

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 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Tubes
  • 5
  • Main principle
  • Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 455 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)
  • Tuned circuits
  • 6 AM circuit(s)
  • Wave bands
  • Broadcast plus more than 2 Short Wave bands.
  • Details
  • Record Player (not changer)
  • Power type and voltage
  • Alternating Current supply (AC) / 105-125 Volt
  • Loudspeaker
  • Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) - elliptical
  • Power out
  • 2 W (4.5 W max.)
  • Material
  • Wooden case
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: VR245 - RCA Victor International,
  • Shape
  • Tablemodel, Box - most often with Lid (NOT slant panel).
  • Dimensions (WHD)
  • 21 x 15 x 14 inch / 533 x 381 x 356 mm
  • Notes
  • The Canadian RCA Victor model VR245 is a 5-tube combination AM/SW radio / 78 rpm record player. With 6 x 9 inch eliptical speaker. Covers the following ranges:
     

    Band Frequency
    Broadcast 540-1570 kHz
    Shortwave 2.3-7.5 MHz
    31m 9.45-9.7 MHz
    25m 11.68-11.92 MHz
    19m 15.03-15.38 MHz
    16-13m 17.7-22 MHz

    For 25 or 60 Hz depending on nameplate rating.

  • Source of data
  • -- Original-techn. papers.
  • Mentioned in
  • RCA 1946 No. 6
  • Literature/Schematics (1)
  • RCA Service Manual Vol 4 P. 217
  • Author
  • Model page created by Ashis Mukerjea. See "Data change" for further contributors.

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