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Rapsodia S 612 A

Electronica · 1961

Year
1961
Decade
1960s
Category
Radio
Type
Radio receivers
Documentation score
2/5
Last edited
03 OCT 2026

Specifications

Tubes
ECC85, ECH81, EBF89, EABC80, EL84, EM84, EZ80 (5 + 2)
Wavebands
LW 1035–2000 m, MW 188–566 m, SW 16.7–50 m, FM 64–73 MHz
Sensitivity
AM 200 µV, FM 100 µV
Selectivity
AM 26 dB, FM 26 dB
IF rejection
AM > 30 dB, FM > 26 dB
Image rejection
AM > 25 dB, FM > 26 dB
Audio frequency response
AM 80–3500 Hz, FM 80–6000 Hz
Output power
2.5 W
Loudspeakers
2 × 4 Ω, 2.5 VA each
Inputs / outputs
built-in record player (Supraphon or GE 56)
Quality class
III–II
Power supply
110 / 120 / 220 V AC
Power consumption
110 VA

Sources: [1]

Description

The Rapsodia S 612 A is a mains-powered tube radio receiver designed and made by Electronica in Bucharest in the first half of the 1960s [1]. It has the same circuit as the Opera S 611 A, with a built-in Supraphon or GE 56 record player whose motor is fed from the 220 V winding of the mains transformer [1]. The text also lists a Rapsodia among the radiograms (music cabinets) of the period [1].

In the source table, sensitivity is given on medium waves for 0.5 W output, selectivity for a signal ±9 kHz (AM) or ±300 kHz (FM) away, the audio frequency response at 1 MHz within 6 dB, and output power at no more than 10% distortion; the quality classes are only indicative, based on IEC recommendations and the Soviet GOST 5651/1951, as Romania had no such standard at the time [1].

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References

  1. [1]D. F. Lăzăroiu, N. Millea et al. – „Electronica românească. O istorie trăită”, vol. I, AGIR, section II.3 „Uzinele Electronica, 1960–1965”, p. 130 and annex II.3.1 „Radioreceptoare cu tuburi electronice”, pp. 145–148