[Heathkit] Can You Identify This Ancient RCA Radio?

Tue, 25 Jun 2002 02:00:15 -0400 (EDT)

why is this question on the heathkit page?

On Mon, 24 Jun 2002, Duane Fischer, W8DBF wrote:

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> The radio described below, I think is a RCA Radiola model 30a. When was it made?
> What is it worth? What is it's history? Thanks.
>
> It's an RCA -- and NOT an RCA-VICTOR!.  It's an AC radio, clearly from well
> before 1930 -- and it's tube line-up includes a row of SEVEN 199's (Actually TSX
> 199).  The Power-supply-amplifier chassis has two type 81 rectifiers.  Each
> looks like an oversized type 45 tube with no grid in it!  Takes two tubes for
> full-wave rectification!  Output tube is a single 71-A (CX-371-A).  The 199's,
> of course, are that beautiful almost-miniature size.  The Rectifiers are
> over-sized globe tubes and the output tube is a normal old globe shape.  All
> appear to be the original tubes!  The dirt all over the inside clearly seems to
> confirm that all is "original". I was really surprised upon reading the
> fine-print on the lables that this radio was not the TRF which it appeared to
> be, but actually was an early superhet from the years that RCA, alone, had the
> patents, and before their purchase of Victor!  Lloyd says that sometime
> recently, out of curiosity, he plugged it in to see what would happen.  And it
> actually worked!
>
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