• Country
• United States of America (USA)

• Manufacturer / Brand
• General Electric Co. (GE); Bridgeport CT, Syracuse NY

• Year
• 1957/1958

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 101549

• • Brand: Musaphonic

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• Number of Tubes
• 5

• Valves / Tubes
• 12AU6 12BA6 12AV6 50C5 35W4

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 455 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)

• Tuned circuits
• 6 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast only (MW).

• Power type and voltage
• AC/DC-set / 117V = 110 -120 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 5.25 inch = 13.3 cm

• Material
• Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: 861 - General Electric Co. GE;

• Shape
• Tablemodel without push buttons, Mantel/Midget/Compact up to 14

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 12 x 7.5 x 5.25 inch / 305 x 191 x 133 mm

• Notes

• The General Electric model 861 is a broadcast table radio. Frequency coverage is: 550-1600 kHz. It has an internal loop antenna and uses a #47 pilot lamp.

  Models in this series are shown in the table below.

  Model	Cabinet	Bands
  860	Black and Cream	BC Only
  861	Red and Cream	BC Only
  862	Turquoise and Cream	BC only
  X860	Black and Cream	BC and SW
  X861	Red and Cream	BC and SW
  X862	Turquoise and Cream	BC and SW

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• -- Schematic (GE 1957/1958 Radios catalog)

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• Photofact Folder, Howard W. SAMS (Set 374 Folder 5 dated 10-57)

• Author
• Model page created by Vitor Oliveira. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 2906 models, 2125 with images and 2031 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from General Electric Co. (GE); Bridgeport CT, Syracuse NY