• Country
• United States of America (USA)

• Manufacturer / Brand
• RCA (RCA Victor Co. Inc.); New York (NY)

• Year
• 1934/1935

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 53062

• • alternative name: RCA Manufacturing || Victor Talking Machine

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• Number of Tubes
• 4

• Valves / Tubes
• 6A7 6F7 41 1-V

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 460 kHz

• Tuned circuits
• 4 AM circuit(s)

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

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

• Loudspeaker
• Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil)

• Power out
• 3 W (unknown quality)

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: 103 - RCA RCA Victor Co. Inc.; New

• Shape
• Tablemodel, high profile (upright - NOT Cathedral nor decorative).

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 11.5 x 13.375 x 7.25 inch / 292 x 340 x 184 mm

• Notes
• The RCA model 103 was sold in 1935 by "Thearly's Music Co., San Diego, CA - but we believe it is a model from season 1934/35.

• External source of data
• Ernst Erb

• Source of data
• The Radio Collector's Directory and Price Guide 1921 - 1965

• Circuit diagram reference
• Rider's Perpetual, Volume 1 = 1931/1934 (for 1919-1931)

• Mentioned in
• Collector's Guide to Antique Radios 4. Edition

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• -- Schematic

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• RCA Victor Service Notes "Red Book" Series

• Literature/Schematics (3)
• Machine Age to Jet Age II (page 240.)

• Literature/Schematics (4)
• Cathedral & Tombstone Radios (page 217.)

• Other Models

• Here you find 5118 models, 3224 with images and 4151 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from RCA (RCA Victor Co. Inc.); New York (NY)