RCA Institutes, Transmitter and Receiver Laboratory manuals
Creation: 1945 Creation: 1946Abstract
RCA Institute, Inc. was an electronics school and subsidiary of the RCA Corporation, one of the country's leading manufacturers and vendors of radios, phonographs, televisions, and a wide array of consumer and military electronics products. The school specialized in basic electronics and electronics technology; computer technology; and courses for radio, television, and air‐conditioning servicing, as well as its traditional courses in amateur radio‐operator skills. These two educational instructional manuals were bound together. One focuses on RF-I transmitters, while the other concerns RF-II receivers. The laboratory manuals were intended to be guides for students at the RCA Institute in their work in the laboratory. They include questions and experiments to correlate to classroom lectures and practical work. The manuals' copyright dates are 1945 and 1946.
Dates
- Creation: 1945
- Creation: 1946
Creator
- RCA Institutes (Organization)
Extent
1 volume(s)
Physical Description
1 volume ; 275 pages. Includes figures and diagrams. Removed from binder for preservation purposes; binder has not been retained.
Historical Note
RCA Institute, Inc. was an electronics school and subsidiary of the RCA Corporation, one of the country's leading manufacturers and vendors of radios, phonographs, televisions, and a wide array of consumer and military electronics products. The school opened in 1909 as the Marconi Institute.
RCA Institutes's main facility was at 320 West 31st Street in New York City, with additional campuses in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, and Upper Darby, Pennsylvania. Home study courses were also available.
Courses of study ran from nine months to two and a half years. The school specialized in basic electronics and electronics technology; computer technology; and courses for radio, television, and air‐conditioning servicing, as well as its traditional courses in amateur radio‐operator skills.
Approximately 30,000 students graduated from the program. In 1973, RCA began gradually closing the school, but continued offering continuing education programs.
Scope and Contents
These two educational instructional manuals were bound together. One focuses on RF-I transmitters, while the other concerns RF-II receivers. The laboratory manuals were intended to be guides for students at the RCA Institute in their work in the laboratory. They include questions and experiments to correlate to classroom lectures and practical work. The manuals' copyright dates are 1945 and 1946.
The RF-I transmitter manuel contains experiments for various models of transmitters (ET-3627; ET-3650; ET-3656; ET-3666; ET-5004; ET8003; ET-8004; ET-8010; ET-8019; ET-8023; ET-8024; ET-8025; ET-8028). These include transmitter-receivers, radiotelegraph transmitters, high-frequency radiotelegraph transmitters, and aircraft transmitters. There are sections for experiments on oscillators and receivers.
The RF-II receiver manual contains experiments beginning with resistance, superheterodyne alignment, voltage and currents, oscillator calibration, and AF gain before moving on to television experiments. The television experiment section consists of deflection generators, voltage, wiring, foster-seeley discriminator, triple-tuned discriminator, and frequency modulation alignment. The receiver models covered are TRK-5, TRK-9, and TRK-12.
Access Restrictions
No restrictions on access; this collection is open for research.
Language of Materials
English
Subjects
Finding Aid & Administrative Information
- Title:
- RCA Institutes, Transmitter and Receiver Laboratory manuals
- Author:
- Laurie Sather
- Date:
- 2024
- Description rules:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description:
- English
- Script of description:
- Latin
Repository Details
Repository Details
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