• Country
• United States of America (USA)

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

• Year
• 1955 ?

• Category
• Car Radio, perhaps also + sound player/recorder

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 101545

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• Number of Tubes
• 8

• Valves / Tubes
• 6BA6 6BE6 6BA6 6AV6 6AV6 6AQ5 6AQ5 6X4

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 262 kHz

• Tuned circuits
• 7 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast only (MW).

• 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) - elliptical

• Material
• Metal case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: 5MFS Ch= FDH-18805-B - Motorola Inc. ex Galvin Mfg.Co

• Shape
• Chassis only or for «building in»

• Notes

• 6" x 9" PM elliptical speaker; Vibrator for +B.
  For 1955 Ford Sports Car.
  Ford model 5MFS is a battery operated custom built AM superheterodyne automobile receiver.

   

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Photofact Folder, Howard W. SAMS (Date 10-55, Set 293, Folder 6)

• Author
• Model page created by Peter Hoddow. 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)