RCA AR-77

Object/Artifact

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Radio Alpha

Image: Joe Veras, K9OCO

Image: Joe Veras, K9OCO

Name/Title

RCA AR-77

Description

General Coverage Receiver

Category

Receiver, General Coverage

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Radio Corporation of America

Date made

1940 - 1941

Valuations

Value

$139.50

General Notes

Note

QST, Mar 1940, p. 75. Lafayette catalog number 82, p. 116. The AR-77 tuned from .54–31 MHz in six bands, but the receiver’s “Uni-View Dials” showed only the band in use. The AR-77’s 10 tubes included a voltage regulator. Among other features were a crystal filter,a noise limiter, and provisions for break-in operation. The receiver was capable of providing diversity reception when used with another AR-77 and a second antenna. References Brief description. Radio News, Oct 1940, p. 33.