RCA Receiving Tube Manual, Technical Series RC-30
A high quality reprint of the 1973 RCA Receiving Tube Manual (Technical Series RC-30). Includes tubes not found in RC-19, for example: 6CA7/EL34, 5AR4/GZ34, 6DJ8, 6DN7, 6LF6, 6KG6A/EL509, 6550, 7189, 7591 and the 7868 to name a few. Also includes pictures and industrial receiving tubes.
760 pages, 2.0 lbs, 5.25" x 8.25"
| Item Height | 1.5 in. | |
| Item Length | 8.3 in. | |
| Item Width | 5.3 in. | |
| Page Count | 760 pages |
| Packaging Dimensions | 8.3 in. × 5.3 in. × 1.5 in. | |
| Weight (Packaging) | 1.8 lbs. |
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Is this latest edition of the manual?
Do new editions retain all info of previous editions?
Asked by Anonymous on August 29th, 2017.
August 29th, 2017
Staff Member
This is a reprint of the 1973 version and as far as we know is a complete edition.
This is not the latest version for RC-30. My original copy was printed in August 1975.
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Does this manual cover tubes of 30,s and 40,s. Such as tubes 41,57 27 and the like? If not do you have that type of manual? Antique radio/amplification data sheet of the above. Thank you, Van
Asked by Anonymous on August 25th, 2017.
August 25th, 2017
Staff Member
No, this is a manual for receiving tubes. We recommend Saga of the Vacuum Tube.
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Does this manual contain the schematics for amplifiers (usually near the end of the manual)?
Asked by Anonymous on August 25th, 2017.
August 25th, 2017
Staff Member
Yes, this reprint does have schematics listed in the back of the book.
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Excellent info.
I’m just getting into vacuum tube amps having the RCA receiving tube Manuel book in hand gives me a wide range of tube and circuit info that is not available these days.
Great information Grest that this is available now . Because it was out of print .
This reproduction is printed quite well, and easily readable. It is quite a blessing to be able to purchase this book in 2018. The binding is as good as the original. Do not hesitate to buy this book if you need it. It's a keeper.
Get a copy of this while you still can. It really is nice to have a reprint paper copy on hand to thumb through to find oddball RF and TV tubes to use for audio projects. It's a shame AES no longer has the RCA RC-19, GE Essential Characteristics and other reprints it carried at one time. Audio Amateur no longer has the great reprint books it once had either. The world moves on.
This book appears to be a brand new reprint of an earlier RCA manual. I bought it as a reference/cross reference for tube data in order to help avoid bad information included in the tube data rolls on my EICO 667 Tube Tester. It may be of some help in that regard, but not a one-stop source for correct information for testing. The book, considered by itself, is a nice reference. There is an introductory section covering basic tube information, tube characteristics, applications, installations, safety precautions, interpretation of tube data, and a little bit on testing. The major portion of the book gives a lot of the technical data on a myriad of tube types. The tubes are listed in numerical order for ease of location within the book, and cover the voltage regulator tubes, beam power tubes used in amplification, as well as many of the receiving tubes used in TV and radio. For my purposes I have found it to be an excellent reference book, and well worth the price, which I though was reasonable as well.