• Country
• United States of America (USA)

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

• Year
• 1935/1936

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 41992

• • Brand: Musaphonic

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• Number of Tubes
• 5

• Valves / Tubes
• 6A8 6K7 6J7 6F6 5Z4

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 465 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)

• Tuned circuits
• 5 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast and Short Wave (SW).

• Power type and voltage
• Alternating Current supply (AC) / 105-125 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) - elliptical / Ø 7 inch = 17.8 cm

• Power out
• 1.5 W (unknown quality)

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: A-53 - General Electric Co. GE;

• Shape
• Tablemodel, Tombstone = decorative upright, not cathedral but can have rounded edges.

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 11.4 x 15.5 x 6.8 inch / 290 x 394 x 173 mm

• Notes

• Bemerkung The General Electric model A-53 is on the schematic at Rider's 6-4 through 6-8 which show IF peak at 465 kc. The A-53 can have a 25 cycle (C) or 60 cycle mains transformer which came in two versions, one fix for 105-120 volts (A), the other for 105 to 250 volts with 4 tappings (V). The Broadcast band covers 540 - 16000 kc and the Short wave band 2.4 - 6.8 mc. It has a tone control knob.

• External source of data
• Ernst Erb

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

• Circuit diagram reference
• Rider's Perpetual, Volume 6 = 1935 and before

• Mentioned in
• Table Top Radios Vol. 1 Stein 98

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Cathedral & Tombstone Radios (page 117.)

• Literature/Schematics (3)
• General Electric Folder 750M-10-35 for 1935/1936.

• Other Models

• Here you find 2909 models, 2134 with images and 2034 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