- Country
- United States of America (USA)
- Manufacturer / Brand
- General Electric Co. (GE); Bridgeport CT, Syracuse NY
- Year
- 1933
- Category
- Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
- Radiomuseum.org ID
- 121181
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- Brand: Musaphonic
Click on the schematic thumbnail to request the schematic as a free document.
- Number of Tubes
- 6
- Main principle
- Superhet with RF-stage; ZF/IF 175 kHz
- Tuned circuits
- 6 AM circuit(s)
- Wave bands
- Broadcast (MW), Police, sometimes also early TV (75-200m).
- Power type and voltage
- Alternating Current supply (AC) / 105 - 125 Volt
- Loudspeaker
- Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil)
- Power out
- 1.75 W (unknown quality)
- Material
- Wooden case
- from Radiomuseum.org
- Model: K-63 - General Electric Co. GE;
- Shape
- Table-Cathedral-Type (upright, round top or gothic arch, not rounded edges only).
- Dimensions (WHD)
- 12.8 x 15.5 x 9.5 inch / 325 x 394 x 241 mm
- Notes
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In Riders chassis similar to RCA model 120. Cabinet differs slightly. BC and Police band 1400-2800 kHz. Choice of alternative power transformers:
110-125 V, 50-60 Hz,
110-125 V, 25-40 Hz,
200-250 V, 50-60 Hz.
See the very same array of two escutcheons and the knobs here for model K-60-P and for model K-63 - and something similar for this Canadian General Electric model K-75.
- Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
- 9.5 kg / 20 lb 14.8 oz (20.925 lb)
- Source of data
- Collector's Guide to Antique Radios (7th Edition)
- Mentioned in
- Machine Age to Jet Age II (page 144.)
- Literature/Schematics (1)
- Rider's Perpetual, Volume 4 = ca. 1934 and before (see RCA model 120)
- Literature/Schematics (2)
- Cathedral & Tombstone Radios (page 121.)
- Other Models
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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