202

• Country
• United States of America (USA)

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

• Year
• 1946–1948

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 41860

• • Brand: Musaphonic

• Picture
• Schematics

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• Number of Tubes
• 6

• Valves / Tubes
• 12SG7 12SA7 12SK7 12SQ7 35L6GT or 35L6G 35Z5GT or 35Z5G

• Main principle
• Superhet with RF-stage; 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 / Either AC: 25, 50-60Hz, 105-125V or DC: 105-125 Volt

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

• Power out
• 1.2 W (1.5 W max.)

• Material
• Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: 202 - General Electric Co. GE;

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

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 300 x 190 x 180 mm / 11.8 x 7.5 x 7.1 inch

• Notes

• The General Electric 202 is an AC/DC operated 6 tube BC band receiver.  The BC band frequency tuning range is 540 to 1600 kHz.  Has built-in loop antenna. 

  The following models share the same chassis and schematic:

  Model	Cabinet
  200	Brown plastic
  201	Ivory plastic (Plascom)
  202	Rosewood Brown plastic (Plascom)
  203	Walnut wood
  205	Blonde wood
  205M	Maple wood

  Riders 20 (changes) and 18 (changes) note also that this model is electrically identical to the 200.

• External source of data
• Ernst Erb

• Source of data
• Collector's Guide to Antique Radios 4. Edition

• Circuit diagram reference
• Rider's Perpetual, Volume 15 = 1947 and before

• Mentioned in
• Table Top Radios Vol. 1 Stein 98 (General Electric Folder 1000M-PUB.NO. 175-59 for 1947)

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Rider's Perpetual, Volume 18 = covering late 1947 to early 1948 (General Electric Section - pages 18-19, 18-20. Also Riders 20, Changes Section - page 20-4)

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• Photofact Folder, Howard W. SAMS (Set 8 folder 468-15 date 11-46)

• Literature/Schematics (3)
• Beitman Radio Diagrams, Vol. 07, 1947 (Page 50)

• Literature/Schematics (4)
• General Electric Service Notes (General Electric Service Guide Volume III 1946 to 1961 Page 109)

• Other Models

• Here you find 2940 models, 2157 with images and 2062 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