• Country
• United States of America (USA)

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Motorola Inc. (ex Galvin Mfg.Co. Chicago); Schaumburg (IL)

• Year
• 1953

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 86582

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• Number of Tubes
• 4

• Valves / Tubes
• 1V6 1AH4 1AJ5 3S4

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 455 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)

• Tuned circuits
• 6 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast only (MW).

• Power type and voltage
• Line / Batteries (any type) / AC/DC 117 / A: 2 x 1.5 & B: 67.5 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil)

• Material
• Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: 53LC2 Ch= HS-347 [maroon] - Motorola Inc. ex Galvin Mfg.Co

• Shape
• Portable set > 8 inch (also usable without mains)

• Notes

• Color maroon. Built in spring wound clock. Long-range antenna, sturdy chassis. Battery-saving sub-miniature tubes. AC, DC or battery. Selenium Rectifier

  Tuning Range:
  535 - 1620 kHz
   

• Price in first year of sale
• 45.00 $

• External source of data
• Original advertising, Life magazine, 1953

• Source of data
• Collector's Guide to Antique Radios (6th edition)

• Circuit diagram reference
• Beitman Radio Diagrams Vol. 13, 1953

• Mentioned in
• - - Manufacturers Literature (Motorola Service Manual Part No. 68P630448)

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• Table Top Radios Vol. 1 Stein 98 (page 118.)

• Author
• Model page created by Vitor Oliveira. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 4596 models, 2962 with images and 4095 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Motorola Inc. (ex Galvin Mfg.Co. Chicago); Schaumburg (IL)