RCA "Radiola II" model AR-800 radio receiver
date: label: date made
content: ca 1923
name: label: maker
content: General Electric Company
label: maker
content: RCA Corporation
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: Marked: "Radiola II / Model AR-800 / Range 200-600 meters / Pat'd: Nov. 7, 05 Feb 18 '08 / Jan 150 '07 Apr 12 '10 / Oct 6 '14 Oct 22 '18 / March 11 '19 Dec 23 '19 / May 10 '21 / Mfg. by General Electric / Co. USA for / Radio Corp. of America". Unit in carrying case. Uses two UV-199 triodes. Panel has intensity control, filament rheostats, and wavelength control. Circuit is a regenerative vacuum tube detector with one stage AF amplification. When used for portable operation two 4.5 volt batteries supply filament voltage and two 22.5 volt batteries supply "B" or plate voltage. Reference: RCA Victor Service Notes, 1923-28, "Radiola II".
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content: Work and Industry: Electricity
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: from Franklin Wingard
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: EM.321085
label: catalog number
content: 321085
label: accession number
content: 241556
label: model number
content: AR-800
objectType: label: Object Name
content: radio receiver
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 10 1/2 in x 11 1/2 in x 8 1/2 in; 26.67 cm x 29.21 cm x 21.59 cm