• Country
• United States of America (USA)

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

• Year
• 1941

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 53527

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

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• Number of Tubes
• 5

• Valves / Tubes
• 12SA7 12SK7 12SQ7 50L6GT 35Z5GT

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 455 kHz

• Wave bands
• Broadcast only (MW).

• Power type and voltage
• AC/DC-set / 105-125 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• 2 Loudspeakers / Ø 5 inch = 12.7 cm

• Power out
• 0.8 W (1.2 W max.)

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: 55X Ch= RC-1003C - RCA RCA Victor Co. Inc.; New

• Shape
• Tablemodel, low profile (big size).

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 17 x 7.5 x 6.75 inch / 432 x 191 x 171 mm

• Notes
• Two speakers: 1 EM and 1 PM speaker.

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 11 lb 8 oz (11.5 lb) / 5.221 kg

• External source of data
• Ernst Erb

• Circuit diagram reference
• Rider's Perpetual, Volume 13 = 1942 and before

• Mentioned in
• Collector's Guide to Antique Radios (6th edition) (RCA Victor Instruments, Service Notes, 1941-1942)

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• RCA Victor Instruments Service Notes 1941-1942

• Other Models

• Here you find 5118 models, 3224 with images and 4148 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)