• 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
• 81713

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• Number of Tubes
• 4

• Valves / Tubes
• 1R5 1U4 1U5 3V4

• 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) / 117 AC DC/7.5/90 Volt

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

• Material
• Metal case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: 55B1U Ch=HS-508 - Motorola Inc. ex Galvin Mfg.Co

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

• Notes
• color=brown; Selenium Rectifier

• Circuit diagram reference
• Beitman Radio Diagrams Vol. 16, 1956

• Author
• Model page created by Egon Penker. 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)