RCA Radio Model 6-XD-5A
 

I found this nice old RCA table radio yesterday. It was dirty and dusty, but it plays well, and I cleaned it up a bit. I still need to detail the grille. I don't know why but it looks like a car grille to me. anyway, here are a few pics.

I think it's from 1951 or 52. 5 tubes. Two 4 inch speakers.

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Nice! :yes:

The set is either a 55 or 56 model. It has the Conelrad symbols at 640 and 1240 KC. :scratch2:

We are from France! :D

Ok now...WHAT is the trick to get the back off? What are these little black tabs? I don't want to pry on them if they might break.

Ahhhh….thanks. A nice slow turn and lift with a pair of needle nose pliers did the trick.

I always just pried them out with a small screwdriver.
My biggest problem wasn't breaking them, It was losing them.
I have a RCA radio that looks almost alike, but mine has 6 tubes with a tuned RF and a three gang tuner.

CONELRAD (Control of Electromagnetic Radiation) was a method of emergency broadcasting to the public of the United States in the event of enemy attack during the Cold War. It was intended to allow continuous broadcast of civil defense information to the public using radio or TV stations, while rapidly switching the transmitter stations to make the broadcasts unsuitable for Soviet bombers that might attempt to home in on the signals (as was done during World War II, when German radio stations, based in or near cities, were used as beacons by pilots of bombers).

U.S. president Harry S. Truman established CONELRAD in 1951. After the development of intercontinental ballistic missiles reduced the likelihood of a bomber attack, CONELRAD was replaced by the Emergency Broadcast System (EBS) on August 5, 1963, which was later replaced by the Emergency Alert System (EAS) on January 1, 1997; all have been administered by the Federal Communications Commission

I got it back from my tech yesterday. All recapped and adjusted. Its like a new radio now. Decent sound from the two 4 inch speakers.

Standard type AA5 non-transformer radio.

Meaning.....???

The market was filled with them. They were made inexpensive and touching the chassis will stand your hair on end. With modifications, they can really good radios otherwise a dime a dozen.

RCA radios, such as that one have a floating B- line where the line isn't directly tied to the chassis, but though a .047 capacitor.
Touching the chassis and a good ground might give you a tickle. :scratch2: