• Country
• United States of America (USA)

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

• Year
• 1951 ?

• Category
• Television Receiver (TV) or Monitor

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 351496

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• Number of Tubes
• 17

• Valves / Tubes
• 6CB6 6U8 6CB6 6CB6 6AH6 6AU6 6AL5 6C4 6W6GT 6SN7GT 12BH7 6AL5 6SN7GT 6BQ6GT 12AX4GT 1B3GT 17CP4

• Conflicting model year with tube data.
• The model date contradicts tube dates. [ 6U8 (1953)]

• Main principle
• Superhet with RF-stage

• Wave bands
• Wave Bands given in the notes.

• Power type and voltage
• Alternating Current supply (AC) / 60 Hz, 117V = 110 -120 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil)

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: 17K8 Ch= TS-236 - Motorola Inc. ex Galvin Mfg.Co

• Shape
• Tablemodel, with any shape - general.

• Notes

• Motorola model 17K8 is a 17” b/w TV with US standard VHF tuner channels 2 thru 13.
  Equipped with chassis TS-236, a VHF tuner and picture tube 17CP4.

   

   

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Photofact Folder, Howard W. SAMS (Set 152, folder 4A, dated 1951)

• Author
• Model page created by Dirk Taekels. 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)