16VF8R Ch= TS-16 + HS211

• Country
• United States of America (USA)

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

• Year
• 1950/1951 ?

• Category
• Television- and Radio Receiver, perh. also + Rec. etc. (TV Radio)

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 266633

• Picture
• Schematics

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• Number of Tubes
• 37

• Valves / Tubes
• 6AU6 6BA7 6BA6 6AU6 6AL5 6AV6 6V6GT 6V6GT 7Z4 6AG5 6J6 6AG5 6AG5 6BA6 6AG5 6AL5 6BA6 6V6GT 6SN7GT 12AU7 6AU6 6AL5 6SL7GT 6V6GT 12AU7 6SN7GT 6Y6G 6SL7GT 6Y6G 6Y6G 35Z5GT 6BG6G 1B3GT 1B3GT 5U4G 5U4G 16AP4

• Main principle
• Superhet with RF-stage; 2 AF stage(s)

• Wave bands
• Wave Bands given in the notes.

• Details
• Changer (Record changer)

• Power type and voltage
• Alternating Current supply (AC) / 60 cycles, 105-125 Volt

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

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: 16VF8R Ch= TS-16 + HS211 - Motorola Inc. ex Galvin Mfg.Co

• Shape
• Console with any shape - in general

• Notes

• The Motorola 16VF8R is an AC operated 37 tube combination TV, AM/FM receiver and phonograph with automatic record changer. The console cabinet is red mahogany.
  TV with US standard VHF Tuner channels 2 thru 13. Equipped with picture tube 16AP4.
  Has AM-FM Chassis HS-211. Uses Qty(1) PM 5" speaker and Qty(1) PM 12" speaker.
  FM 88 - 108 MC and AM 540 - 1620 KC.
  IF = 455 KC AM  and  IF = 9.1 MC FM.
  Record Changer Unit = M3RC or RC3E

  Motorola offered the following 16VF8 models:

  Model	Cabinet Color	Chassis	Chassis Differences
  16VF8B	Blonde	TS-16	-
  16VF8B	Blonde	TS-16A	12AU7 AGC tube replaced with 12AX7, AGC circuit updated, video amplificer circuit updated, intensifier circuit updated.
  16VF8R	Red Mahogany	TS-16	-
  16VF8R	Red Mahogany	TS-16A	12AU7 AGC tube replaced with 12AX7, AGC circuit updated, video amplificer circuit updated, intensifier circuit updated.

   

  For service information on radio-chassis HS-211 see chassis HS-170

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Photofact Folder, Howard W. SAMS (Set 93 Folder 7 Date 5-50)

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• - - Manufacturers Literature (Motorola Service Manual 54P700238 dated Jan 30, 1950)

• Author
• Model page created by Geert Schulte. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 4607 models, 2964 with images and 4106 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)