R78 (With Noise Suppressor)
RCA (RCA Victor Co. Inc.); New York (NY)
- Country
- United States of America (USA)
- Manufacturer / Brand
- RCA (RCA Victor Co. Inc.); New York (NY)
- Year
- 1932/1933
- Category
- Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
- Radiomuseum.org ID
- 193117
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- alternative name: RCA Manufacturing || Victor Talking Machine
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- Number of Tubes
- 12
- 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
- 20 W (unknown quality)
- Material
- Wooden case
- from Radiomuseum.org
- Model: R78 - RCA RCA Victor Co. Inc.; New
- Shape
- Console, Highboy (legs > 50 %).
- Dimensions (WHD)
- 28.25 x 43 x 14 inch / 718 x 1092 x 356 mm
- Notes
- The RCA model R78 has a 6-legged stretcher base. The R-78 with noise suppressor is similar in most respects to the standard R-78, with the major difference being the noise suppression circuit which uses the 55 tube. Information from Alan Douglas for this model: "According to the "Red Book", the RCA service manual 1931/32, this RCA model R78 was announced April 27, 1932 with a list price of $ 139.50. This model was produced 10,753 times."
- Price in first year of sale
- 139.50 $
- Source of data
- RCA Victor Service Notes "Red Book" Series
- Mentioned in
- Pre-War Consoles
- Author
- Model page created by John Kusching. See "Data change" for further contributors.
- Other Models
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All listed radios etc. from RCA (RCA Victor Co. Inc.); New York (NY)