• Year
  • 1932/1933
perfect model
  • Category
  • Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 54582
    • alternative name: RCA Manufacturing || Victor Talking Machine

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 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Tubes
  • 10
  • Main principle
  • Superhet with RF-stage; ZF/IF 175 kHz
  • Wave bands
  • Broadcast only (MW).
  • Power type and voltage
  • Alternating Current supply (AC) / 105-125 Volt
  • Loudspeaker
  • Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil)
  • Power out
  • 7 W (unknown quality)
  • Material
  • Wooden case
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: R76 - RCA RCA Victor Co. Inc.; New
  • Shape
  • Console, Highboy (legs > 50 %).
  • Dimensions (WHD)
  • 23.625 x 40 x 12.25 inch / 600 x 1016 x 311 mm
  • Notes
  • The RCA model R76 is a 4 legged lowboy with stretcher base. Information from Alan Douglas for this model: "According to the "Red Book", the RCA service manual 1931/32, this RCA model R-76 had a market introduction June 1932 with a list price of $ 93.50 and it was announced to dealers July 11, 1932. Date of sample and stock shipments was July 15, 1932. This model was sold 4498 times."
  • Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
  • 71 lb (71 lb 0 oz) / 32.234 kg
  • Price in first year of sale
  • 93.50 $
  • External source of data
  • Ernst Erb
  • Circuit diagram reference
  • Rider's Perpetual, Volume 3 = 1933 and before

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