• Year
  • 1941
  • Category
  • Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 54478
    • alternative name: RCA Manufacturing || Victor Talking Machine

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 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Tubes
  • 7
  • Main principle
  • Superhet with RF-stage; ZF/IF 455 kHz
  • Wave bands
  • Broadcast plus more than 2 Short Wave bands.
  • Power type and voltage
  • Line / Storage batteries (perhaps also batteries) / 105-125, 6.3 Volt
  • Loudspeaker
  • Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 8 inch = 20.3 cm
  • Power out
  • 2.6 W (unknown quality)
  • Material
  • Wooden case
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: QB3 Ch= RC-539-D - RCA RCA Victor Co. Inc.; New
  • Shape
  • Tablemodel, with any shape - general.
  • Dimensions (WHD)
  • 21.5 x 13.5 x 10.7 inch / 546 x 343 x 272 mm
  • Notes
  • Farm Radio, in battery mode Vibrator for +B; Wave bands: BC and 4xSW (3-22.5Mc). Dial lamps: 2 Mazda Nº47, 6.3V, 0.15A.
  • Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
  • 18.1 kg / 39 lb 13.9 oz (39.868 lb)
  • External source of data
  • Ernst Erb
  • Circuit diagram reference
  • Rider's Perpetual, Volume 14 = 1944 = before 1943
  • Literature/Schematics (1)
  • RCA Victor Instruments Service Notes 1941-1942

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