- Country
- United States of America (USA)
- Manufacturer / Brand
- Motorola Inc. (ex Galvin Mfg.Co. Chicago); Schaumburg (IL)
- Year
- 1941/1942
- Category
- Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
- Radiomuseum.org ID
- 49296
Click on the schematic thumbnail to request the schematic as a free document.
- Number of Tubes
- 4
- Main principle
- Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 455 kHz
- Tuned circuits
- 6 AM circuit(s)
- Wave bands
- Broadcast only (MW).
- Power type and voltage
- Storage and/or dry batteries
- Loudspeaker
- Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil)
- Material
- Metal case
- from Radiomuseum.org
- Model: A-1 - Motorola Inc. ex Galvin Mfg.Co
- Shape
- Very small Portable or Pocket-Set (Handheld) < 8 inch.
- Dimensions (WHD)
- 160 x 90 x 115 mm / 6.3 x 3.5 x 4.5 inch
- Notes
-
Range 550 to 1600 kHz (kc).
- Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
- 4.25 lb (4 lb 4 oz) / 1.930 kg
- Price in first year of sale
- 20.00 $
- External source of data
- Ernst Erb
- Source of data
- Collector's Guide to Antique Radios 4. Edition
- Circuit diagram reference
- Rider's Perpetual, Volume 13 = 1942 and before
- Mentioned in
- A Flick of the Switch 1930-1950
- Literature/Schematics (3)
- Motorola Booklet H-329, for 1942.
- Other Models
-
Here you find 4601 models, 2962 with images and 4100 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)
Collections
The model A-1 is part of the collections of the following members.
Forum contributions about this model: Motorola Inc. ex: A-1
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Superhet; PDyn Lspr.; Maße: 160 / 90 / 115 ; Röhren: 1R5 / 1T4 / 1S5 / 1S4 or 3S4 ;
Konrad Birkner † 12.08.2014, 08.Mar.04