• Country
• United States of America (USA)

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

• Year
• 1956 ?

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 83132

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

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• Number of Transistors
• 4

• Semiconductors
• 2N140 2N139 2N109 2N109

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 455 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)

• Tuned circuits
• 4 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast only (MW).

• Power type and voltage
• Storage and/or dry batteries / 1 x 9 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 2.12 inch = 5.4 cm

• Material
• Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: 8-BT-8FE Ch= 1169 - RCA RCA Victor Co. Inc.; New

• Shape
• Very small Portable or Pocket-Set (Handheld) < 8 inch.

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 5.5 x 3.25 x 1.5 inch / 140 x 83 x 38 mm

• Notes

• RCA Victor model 8-BT-8JE is a Battery Operated Portable Transistorized AM Receiver. 
  RCA Victor Portable AM Radio Model 8-BT-8FE Ch= RC-1169A.
  Tuning Range 540 - 1600 kHz.
  Earphone Jack.

• Circuit diagram reference
• Beitman Radio Diagrams Vol. 17, 1957

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Photofact Folder, Howard W. SAMS (Set 364 Folder 10 dated 7-57)

• Author
• Model page created by Egon Penker. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• 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)