B-411 Ch= RC-1098A Late Production

RCA (RCA Victor Co. Inc.); New York (NY)

  • Year
  • 1950/1951
perfect model
  • Category
  • Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 54164
    • alternative name: RCA Manufacturing || Victor Talking Machine

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 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Tubes
  • 4
  • Main principle
  • Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 455 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)
  • Tuned circuits
  • 6 AM circuit(s)
  • Wave bands
  • Broadcast only (MW).
  • Power type and voltage
  • Dry Batteries / 1.5 & 67.5 Volt
  • Loudspeaker
  • Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) - elliptical
  • Power out
  • 0.075 W (0.1 W max.)
  • Material
  • Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: B-411 Ch= RC-1098A [Late Production] - RCA RCA Victor Co. Inc.; New
  • Shape
  • Very small Portable or Pocket-Set (Handheld) < 8 inch.
  • Dimensions (WHD)
  • 7.6 x 5.5 x 2.125 inch / 193 x 140 x 54 mm
  • Notes
  • The RCA B-411 is a battery operated 4 tube BC band receiver.  Uses Qty(1) 2" x 3" PM speaker.

    The BC band frequency range is 540 to 1600kHz.

    This late production version uses chassis RC-1098A, which has Qty(2) printed circuit units that integrate Qty(10) individual resistors and capacitors. The early production version uses chassis RC-1098, which uses individual resistors and capacitors in the chassis.

    Qty(3) different types of cases were used during production on this model.

  • Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
  • 1.4 kg / 3 lb 1.3 oz (3.084 lb)
  • External source of data
  • Ernst Erb
  • Circuit diagram reference
  • Rider's Perpetual, Volume 22, covering 1951

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