This is probably the first getto blaster ever made. Very cool and in great condition considering age

United States of America (USA)

Manufacturer / Brand

RCA (RCA Victor Co. Inc.); New York (NY)

Year

1946/1947

perfect model

Category

Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

Radiomuseum.org ID

207601

alternative name: RCA Manufacturing || Victor Talking Machine

• Number of Tubes

• 5

• Valves / Tubes

•     

• Main principle

• Superhet with RF-stage; ZF/IF 455 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)

• Tuned circuits

• 7 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands

• Broadcast only (MW).

• Power type and voltage

• Line / Batteries (any type) / AC/DC 115-125 / 9 & 90 Volt

• Loudspeaker

• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) - elliptical

• Power out

• 0.23 W (unknown quality)

• Material

• Various materials

• from Radiomuseum.org

• Model: Globe-Trotter 66BX Ch= 1040B - RCA RCA Victor Co. Inc.; New

• Shape

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

• Dimensions (WHD)

• 13.25 x 9.5 x 5.5 inch / 337 x 241 x 140 mm

• Notes

• Portable Superheterodyne Receiver with Self Contained Loop Antenna and 4" x 6" elliptical speaker. This model is similar to model 66BX using chassis RC-1040A except this model uses a selenium rectifier in place of the 117Z3 tube.
• By teh way: The model with chassis RC-1040A employs a 3V4 output tube, while the chassis RC-1040 uses a 3Q4.
• Battery Pack VS019 or equivalent.
• The RCA model 66BX is a Three Power Portable Superheterodyne Receiver with Self Contained Loop Antenna. Also with detachable "wave antenna" with rubber suction cup. See also the later models chassis RC-1040C with an external loop antenna socket, which is omitted in RC-1040D - but otherwise the same. Aluminium front. See also 8BX55 with a gold finish instead aluminium finish, also having chassis RC-1040C or RC-1040D ("Gold" version: only other Back, Link carrying handle, case screws, case shutter). The earlier model 66BX is available with chassis RC-1040, RC-1040A or RC-1040B. Details can be seen at Rider's 20-8 and 20-10 Changes.
• Don't confuse the pictures gold/aluminium or model and add a photo of the name plate.

• External source of data

• RCA Service Notes for 1943-1946.

• Source of data

• RCA Victor Service Notes "Red Book" Series

• Literature/Schematics (1)

• RCA Victor Service Notes "Red Book" Series (RCA Victor Service Data 1943-1946, Page 79)

• Author

• Model page created by John Kusching. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 5187 models, 3266 with images and 4220 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.