- Country
- United States of America (USA)
- Manufacturer / Brand
- RCA (RCA Victor Co. Inc.); New York (NY)
- Year
- 1933
- Category
- Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
- Radiomuseum.org ID
- 53121
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- alternative name: RCA Manufacturing || Victor Talking Machine
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RCA 140
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- Number of Tubes
- 8
- Main principle
- Superhet with RF-stage; ZF/IF 445 kHz
- Wave bands
- Broadcast, Short Wave(s) and Police.
- Power type and voltage
- Alternating Current supply (AC) / 115 ; 225 Volt
- Loudspeaker
- Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil)
- Power out
- 6 W (unknown quality)
- Material
- Wooden case
- from Radiomuseum.org
- Model: 140 - RCA RCA Victor Co. Inc.; New
- Shape
- Tablemodel, Tombstone = decorative upright, not cathedral but can have rounded edges.
- Dimensions (WHD)
- 15.5 x 22 x 11 inch / 394 x 559 x 279 mm
- Notes
- 5 Bands:
X - 150-410 kHz,
A - 540-1500 kHz,
B - 1500-3900 kHz,
C - 3900-10000 kHz,
D - 8000-18000 kHz.
Incorrect data in "Machine Age to Jet Age".
- 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 4 = ca. 1934 and before
- Mentioned in
- Collector's Guide to Antique Radios 4. Edition
- Literature/Schematics (1)
- Table Top Radios Vol. 1 Stein 98
- Literature/Schematics (2)
- RCA Victor Service Notes "Red Book" Series
- Literature/Schematics (3)
- Cathedral & Tombstone Radios (page 220.)
- Other Models
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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)
Collections
The model 140 is part of the collections of the following members.