- Country
- United States of America (USA)
- Manufacturer / Brand
- Motorola Inc. (ex Galvin Mfg.Co. Chicago); Schaumburg (IL)
- Year
- 1937/1938
- Category
- Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
- Radiomuseum.org ID
- 48892
Scanned from the Motorola Folder for 1938.
Scanned from the Motorola Folder for 1938.
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- Number of Tubes
- 4
- Main principle
- Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 465 kHz
- Tuned circuits
- 6 AM circuit(s)
- Wave bands
- Broadcast and Short Wave (SW).
- Power type and voltage
- Storage and/or dry batteries
- Loudspeaker
- Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 6 inch = 15.2 cm
- Material
- Wooden case
- from Radiomuseum.org
- Model: 52-T Ch= B5-1 - Motorola Inc. ex Galvin Mfg.Co
- Shape
- Tablemodel, Tombstone = decorative upright, not cathedral but can have rounded edges.
- Dimensions (WHD)
- 13.5 x 15.5 x 9 inch / 343 x 394 x 229 mm
- Notes
-
Farm radio. can use 2 V lead cell or 2.6 V air cell or 3 V dry cells for A supply. Tuning Range 540 to 1720 kHz (kc).
Unknown ballast tube.
- Price in first year of sale
- 29.95 $
- External source of data
- Ernst Erb
- Source of data
- The Radio Collector's Directory and Price Guide 1921 - 1965
- Circuit diagram reference
- Rider's Perpetual, Volume 15 = 1947 and before
- Mentioned in
- Machine Age to Jet Age II
- Literature/Schematics (1)
- Cathedral & Tombstone Radios (page 180.)
- Literature/Schematics (3)
- Motorola Folder for 1938.
- Other Models
-
Here you find 4608 models, 2967 with images and 4107 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)