• Country
• United States of America (USA)

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

• Year
• 1938

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 42095

• • Brand: Musaphonic

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• Number of Tubes
• 5

• Valves / Tubes
• 6A8G 6K7 6Q7G 6K6G 5Y3G

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 455 kHz

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

• Power type and voltage
• Alternating Current supply (AC) / 115-125 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil) / Ø 6.5 inch = 16.5 cm

• Power out
• 3.8 W (unknown quality)

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: G53 - General Electric Co. GE;

• Shape
• Tablemodel with Push Buttons.

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 479 x 267 x 191 mm / 18.9 x 10.5 x 7.5 inch

• Notes
• Broadcast Band: 540 - 1750 kc Shortwave Band: 5.7 - 18.3 mc

• External source of data
• Ernst Erb

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

• Circuit diagram reference
• Rider's Perpetual, Volume 9 = 1938 and before

• Mentioned in
• The Radio Collector's Directory and Price Guide 1921 - 1965

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Machine Age to Jet Age II (page 139.)

• 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