Portette M116

• Country
• United States of America (USA)

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

• Year
• 1934

• Category
• Car Radio, perhaps also + sound player/recorder

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 54329

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

• Picture
• Schematics

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• Number of Tubes
• 5

• Valves / Tubes
• 78 6A7 6B7 41 1-V

• Number of Transistors

• Semiconductors
• Vibrator

• Main principle
• Superhet with RF-stage; ZF/IF 175 kHz

• Tuned circuits
• 5 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast only (MW).

• Power type and voltage
• Line / Storage batteries (perhaps also batteries) / 105-125 / 6 Volt

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

• Power out
• 3.6 W (unknown quality)

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Portette M116 - RCA RCA Victor Co. Inc.; New

• Shape
• Portable set > 8 inch (also usable without mains)

• Notes
• AC 40 watts, DC battery 5.7 amp. at 6.3 volts. This receiver uses a vibrator inverter-rectifier for supplying all plate and grid voltages when operated from battery source.

• 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 5 = ca. 1934 and before

• Mentioned in
• -- Schematic

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• -- Original-techn. papers.

• Other Models

• Here you find 5225 models, 3272 with images and 4259 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)