• Year
  • 1936
  • Category
  • Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 54232
    • alternative name: RCA Manufacturing || Victor Talking Machine

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 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Tubes
  • 22
  • Main principle
  • Superhet with RF-stage; ZF/IF 460 kHz
  • Wave bands
  • Broadcast, Long Wave and more than two Short Wave bands.
  • Details
  • Recording phonogr.-Disc Recorder
  • 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
  • 20 W (unknown quality)
  • Material
  • Wooden case
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: D22-1A - RCA RCA Victor Co. Inc.; New
  • Shape
  • Console with any shape - in general
  • Dimensions (WHD)
  • 38.125 x 43.25 x 20.25 inch / 968 x 1099 x 514 mm
  • Notes
  • 5 bands: LW, BC, Police, SW 6-18 MHz, SW 18-60MHz. Dynamic expander. Automatic disc changer and recorder.
    This model is very similar to the 1935 model D22-1 with the main difference being one different rectifier tube (5Z4 instead of 5Z3).
    There are 5 power supply ratings for this model:
    Rating A6..105-125V, 60 cycles
    Rating A5..105-125V, 50 cycles
    Rating B4..105-125V, 40 cycles
    Rating B3..105-125V, 30 cycles
    Rating B2..105-125V, 25 cycles
  • Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
  • 269 lb (269 lb 0 oz) / 122.126 kg
  • External source of data
  • Ernst Erb
  • Circuit diagram reference
  • Rider's Perpetual, Volume 10 = 1939 and before

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