- Country
- United States of America (USA)
- Manufacturer / Brand
- RCA (RCA Victor Co. Inc.); New York (NY)
- Year
- 1936
- Category
- Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
- Radiomuseum.org ID
- 53818
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- alternative name: RCA Manufacturing || Victor Talking Machine
Click on the schematic thumbnail to request the schematic as a free document.
- Number of Tubes
- 8
- Main principle
- Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 460 kHz
- Tuned circuits
- 8 AM circuit(s)
- Wave bands
- Broadcast, Short Wave(s) and Police.
- Power type and voltage
- Storage and/or dry batteries / 6 & 7.5 Volt
- Loudspeaker
- Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 8 inch = 20.3 cm
- Power out
- 1 W (unknown quality)
- Material
- Wooden case
- from Radiomuseum.org
- Model: 8BT6 - RCA RCA Victor Co. Inc.; New
- Shape
- Tablemodel, high profile (upright - NOT Cathedral nor decorative).
- Dimensions (WHD)
- 17 x 22.125 x 10.25 inch / 432 x 562 x 260 mm
- Notes
- Farm Radio.
- Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
- 38 lb (38 lb 0 oz) / 17.252 kg
- 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 8 = 1937 and before
- Mentioned in
- Collector's Guide to Antique Radios (6th edition)
- Literature/Schematics (1)
- RCA Victor Service Notes "Red Book" Series
- Literature/Schematics (2)
- Cathedral & Tombstone Radios (page 212.)
- Other Models
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Here you find 5141 models, 3246 with images and 4180 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)