- 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
- 48925
Scanned from the Motorola Folder for 1938.
Scanned from the Motorola Folder for 1938.
Click on the schematic thumbnail to request the schematic as a free document.
- Number of Tubes
- 5
- Main principle
- Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 465 kHz
- Tuned circuits
- 6 AM circuit(s)
- Wave bands
- Broadcast, Short Wave(s) and Police.
- Power type and voltage
- Storage Battery for all (e.g. for car radios and amateur radios) / 6 Volt
- Loudspeaker
- Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 8 inch = 20.3 cm
- Material
- Wooden case
- from Radiomuseum.org
- Model: 56-Y Ch= B5-2 - Motorola Inc. ex Galvin Mfg.Co
- Shape
- Console with any shape - in general
- Dimensions (WHD)
- 23 x 39.25 x 13.5 inch / 584 x 997 x 343 mm
- Notes
-
Farm radio. Sync.vibrator for +B. Tuning Range: 540 to 1720 kc, 2200 to 7000 kc and 7000 to 22,000 kc (kHz).
- Price in first year of sale
- 79.95 $
- 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
- Pre-War Consoles
- 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)