• 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
• 53873

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

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• Number of Tubes
• 8

• Valves / Tubes
• 6K7 6A8 6K7 6H6 6E5 6F5 6F6 5Z4

• Main principle
• Superhet with RF-stage; ZF/IF 460 kHz

• Wave bands
• Broadcast, Long Wave and Short Wave.

• Details
• Record Player (perh.Changer)

• Power type and voltage
• Alternating Current supply (AC) / See Notes Volt

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

• Power out
• 2.25 W (unknown quality)

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: 8U - RCA RCA Victor Co. Inc.; New

• Shape
• Console with any shape - in general

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 24.25 x 43.625 x 14.75 inch / 616 x 1108 x 375 mm

• Notes
• 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, 50-60 Cycles
  

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 98 lb (98 lb 0 oz) / 44.492 kg

• Price in first year of sale
• 160.00 USD

• 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 4. Edition

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Pre-War Consoles

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• RCA Victor Service Notes "Red Book" Series

• 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)