• Country
• United States of America (USA)

• Manufacturer / Brand
• MILITARY U.S. (different makers for same model)

• Year
• 1945 ?

• Category
• Military Receiver

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 129158

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• Number of Tubes
• 14

• Valves / Tubes
• 6AG5 6AG5 9002 6AG5 6AG5 6AG5 6AG5 6AG5 6AG5 6H6 or 6AL5 6SN7 6V6 6N7 5U4 0D3 or VR150

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 28500 kHz

• Wave bands
• Wave Bands given in the notes.

• Power type and voltage
• Alternating Current supply (AC) / 120; 230 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil)

• Material
• Metal case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Radio Receiver R-48/TRC-8 - MILITARY U.S. different makers

• Shape
• Boatanchor (heavy military or commercial set >20 kg).

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 23 x 16 x 19 inch / 584 x 406 x 483 mm

• Notes

• Receiver of radio set TRC-8, covers 230 - 250 MHz, built-in meter, manual tuning. Manufacturer Espey Mfg. Co. Inc. known.

  Continuously tuned and single conversion superheterodyne, it allows the reception of frequency modulated signals. The low frequency audio signal is sent to the V11 which performs two functions:

  A) Final power amplifier for the high fidelity channel, which has a bandwidth of 200 to 12,000 Hz sent to High Fidelity channel output.

  B) Low fidelity signal amplifier 200 ÷ 2,800 Hz which is sent to the internal loudspeaker and headphones.

  From another article by Mr. Umberto Bianchi on "CQ Elettronica" Italy, 1975.

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 27 kg / 59 lb 7.5 oz (59.471 lb)

• Source of data
• -- Collector info (Sammler)

• Mentioned in
• -- Original-techn. papers. (Radiosurplus Ieri e Oggi, Umberto Bianchi, Italy)

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• "CQ Elettronica" Italy, CD editor number 9 September 1975

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• TM 11-618 Radio Set AN/TRC-8 (XC-3)..., [USA] War Department Technical Manual, 19 March 1945

• Author
• Model page created by a member from A. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 393 models, 345 with images and 210 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from MILITARY U.S. (different makers for same model)