- Country
- United States of America (USA)
- Manufacturer / Brand
- Motorola Inc. (ex Galvin Mfg.Co. Chicago); Schaumburg (IL)
- Year
- 1955 ?
- Category
- Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
- Radiomuseum.org ID
- 235964
- Number of Tubes
- 4
- 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 / 3 & 67.5 Volt Volt
- Loudspeaker
- Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil)
- Material
- Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)
- from Radiomuseum.org
- Model: 53LC [black] - Motorola Inc. ex Galvin Mfg.Co
- Shape
- Portable set > 8 inch (also usable without mains)
- Notes
-
Color black. Built in spring wound clock. Long-range antenna, sturdy chassis. Battery-saving sub-miniature tubes. AC, DC or battery. Selenium Rectifier. Available in different colors.
- Mentioned in
- Table Top Radios Vol. 1 Stein 98 (page 118.)
- Literature/Schematics (1)
- Machine Age to Jet Age II (page 199.)
- Author
- Model page created by Noemi Erb. 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)