• Country
• United States of America (USA)

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

• Year
• 1939

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 54312

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

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• Number of Tubes
• 6

• Valves / Tubes
• 6SA7 6K7 6H6 6SF5 6F6G 5Y3G

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 455 kHz

• Wave bands
• Broadcast and Short Wave (SW).

• Power type and voltage
• Alternating Current supply (AC)

• Loudspeaker
• Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil) / Ø 12 inch = 30.5 cm

• Power out
• 2.5 W (unknown quality)

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: K61 Ch= RC-498F - RCA RCA Victor Co. Inc.; New

• Shape
• Console with Push Buttons.

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 25.325 x 38.25 x 12.75 inch / 643 x 972 x 324 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...105-125;200-250V, 50-60 Cycles
  

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 45 lb (45 lb 0 oz) / 20.430 kg

• External source of data
• Ernst Erb

• Source of data
• Collector's Guide to Antique Radios (6th edition)

• Circuit diagram reference
• Rider's Perpetual, Volume 11 = ca. 1940 and before

• Mentioned in
• Pre-War Consoles

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• RCA Victor Service Notes "Red Book" Series

• Other Models

• Here you find 5118 models, 3224 with images and 4145 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)