Radiola 48

• Country
• United States of America (USA)

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

• Year
• 1930

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 53480

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

• Picture
• Schematics

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• Number of Tubes
• 7

• Valves / Tubes
• 24 24 24 24 45 45 80

• Main principle
• TRF (Tuned-Radio-Frequency but use of regeneration unknown); Screengrid 1926-1935

• Tuned circuits
• 4 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast only (MW).

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

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

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Radiola 48 - RCA RCA Victor Co. Inc.; New

• Shape
• Console, Lowboy (legs < 50 %).

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 20.5 x 35 x 13 inch / 521 x 889 x 330 mm

• Notes
• Ornate case.
  This model has two versions, one operating from 50-60 cycle AC power and the other operating from 25-40 cycle AC power.

• Price in first year of sale
• 112.00 $

• External source of data
• Ernst Erb

• Source of data
• Radio Collector`s Guide 1921-1932

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

• Mentioned in
• Guide to Old Radios

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• RCA Victor Service Notes "Red Book" Series

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• Pre-War Consoles

• 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)