• Country
• United States of America (USA)

• Manufacturer / Brand
• RCA (RCA Victor Co. Inc.); New York (NY)

• Year
• 1955 ??

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 185125

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

• Number of Tubes
• 1

• Valves / Tubes
• 1T4

• Main principle
• TRF without regeneration

• Tuned circuits
• 1 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast only (MW).

• Power type and voltage
• Dry Batteries / 1,5 & 45 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• - For headphones or amp.

• Material
• Special material, described in the notes.

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Electronic Prep Kit - RCA RCA Victor Co. Inc.; New

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 12 x 6 x 10 inch / 305 x 152 x 254 mm

• Notes
• The Case is made from the Box that was used to ship the Kit. The circuit is a grid-leak detector using a 1T4 tube and capable of driving only a pair of headphones from a strong local AM station. The only controls were tuning and a switch for the tube's filament. No volume control is provided. The radio was powered by a D-cell for the tube's filament, and a 45 volt battery.

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 3 lb (3 lb 0 oz) / 1.362 kg

• Source of data
• - - Data from my own collection

• Mentioned in
• - - Manufacturers Literature

• Author
• Model page created by Tom Guest. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 5125 models, 3228 with images and 4161 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)