• Year
  • 1936
  • Category
  • Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 53834
    • alternative name: RCA Manufacturing || Victor Talking Machine

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 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Tubes
  • 8
  • Main principle
  • Superhet with RF-stage; ZF/IF 460 kHz
  • Wave bands
  • Broadcast, Long Wave and Short Wave.
  • Power type and voltage
  • Alternating Current supply (AC) / See Notes Volt
  • Loudspeaker
  • Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil) / Ø 12 inch = 30.5 cm
  • Power out
  • 2.25 W (unknown quality)
  • Material
  • Wooden case
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: 8K11 - RCA RCA Victor Co. Inc.; New
  • Shape
  • Console, Lowboy (legs < 50 %).
  • Dimensions (WHD)
  • 26 x 39.75 x 13 inch / 660 x 1010 x 330 mm
  • Notes
  • black and chrome; des. by John Vassos.
    This model has 3 power supply ratings:
    Rating A...105-125V, 50-60 Cycles
    Rating B...105-125V, 25-60 Cycles
    Rating C...100-130; 140-160; 195-250V, 40-60 Cycles
  • Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
  • 65 lb (65 lb 0 oz) / 29.510 kg
  • External source of data
  • Ernst Erb
  • Circuit diagram reference
  • Rider's Perpetual, Volume 8 = 1937 and before

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