• Year
  • 1935/1936
  • Category
  • Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 41997
    • Brand: Musaphonic

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 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Tubes
  • 6
  • Main principle
  • Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 465 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)
  • Tuned circuits
  • 6 AM circuit(s)
  • Wave bands
  • Broadcast and Short Wave (SW).
  • Power type and voltage
  • Alternating Current supply (AC) / 25 or 60 cycles: 105 - 120 or 115; 125; 220; 240 Volt
  • Loudspeaker
  • Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil) / Ø 7 inch = 17.8 cm
  • Power out
  • 1.75 W (unknown quality)
  • Material
  • Wooden case
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: A-63 - General Electric Co. GE;
  • Shape
  • Tablemodel, high profile (upright - NOT Cathedral nor decorative).
  • Notes
  • The General Electric models A-63 and A-65 share the same schematic at Rider's 6-9 through 6-13 which show IF peak at 465 kc. They 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 - 1600 kc and the Short wave band 5.4 16 mc (foreign broadcasts). Distinctive cabinet of butt walnut veneer.

  • External source of data
  • Ernst Erb
  • Circuit diagram reference
  • Rider's Perpetual, Volume 6 = 1935 and before
  • Literature/Schematics (3)
  • General Electric Folder 750M-10-35 for 1935/1936.

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