• Country
• United States of America (USA)

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

• Year
• 1939

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 54872

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

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• Number of Tubes
• 13

• Valves / Tubes
• 6SK7 6SA7 6SK7 6H6 6U5 or 6G5 6SF5 6SF5 6F6G 6F6G 6F6G 6F6G 5U4G 5U4G

• Main principle
• Superhet with RF-stage; 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
• 20 W (unknown quality)

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: U46 Ch= RC-501 - RCA RCA Victor Co. Inc.; New

• Shape
• Console with Push Buttons.

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 37.5 x 44.2 x 17.2 inch / 953 x 1123 x 437 mm

• Notes
• Motor tuning. Rotatable shielded loop antenna with front panel manual rotation knob. Input for TV sound. Freq ranges: 540-1560 kHz, 1.55-4.0 MHz, 5.8-18 MHz.
  This model has 3 power supply ratings:
  Rating A...105-125V, 50-60 Cycles
  Rating B...105-125V, 25-60 Cycles
  Rating C...105-130;140-160;200-250V, 40-60 Cycles
  

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 98.972 lb (98 lb 15.6 oz) / 44.933 kg

• Price in first year of sale
• 325.00 USD

• 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 11 = ca. 1940 and before

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

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

• Other Models

• Here you find 5118 models, 3224 with images and 4145 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)