• Year
  • 1952
  • Category
  • Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 218451
    • alternative name: RCA Manufacturing || Victor Talking Machine

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 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Tubes
  • 4
  • Main principle
  • Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 455 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)
  • Tuned circuits
  • 6 AM circuit(s)
  • Wave bands
  • Broadcast only (MW).
  • Power type and voltage
  • Alternating Current supply (AC) / 110-120 Volt
  • Loudspeaker
  • Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) - elliptical
  • Power out
  • 0.3 W (unknown quality)
  • Material
  • Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: 2-R-51A Ch= RC-1119 - RCA RCA Victor Co. Inc.; New
  • Shape
  • Tablemodel without push buttons, Mantel/Midget/Compact up to 14
  • Dimensions (WHD)
  • 8.375 x 5.625 x 3.625 inch / 213 x 143 x 92 mm
  • Notes
  • The RCA 2-R-51A is an AC operated 4 tube AM receiver. AM Band Tuning Range: 540 - 1600kHz. Cabinet color is Black and Beige. Uses Qty(1) Elliptical PM 4" x 6" speaker. Has built-in ferrite rod antenna. Uses Selenium Rectifier. Do not operate this model with DC. This model is similar to model 2-R-51 except uses a fuse-type wire wound resistor for R2 instead of a composition resistor.
  • Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
  • 4 lb (4 lb 0 oz) / 1.816 kg
  • Author
  • Model page created by John Kusching. See "Data change" for further contributors.

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