FM-900

Motorola Inc. (ex Galvin Mfg.Co. Chicago); Schaumburg (IL)

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  • Year
  • 1959
  • Category
  • Car Radio, perhaps also + sound player/recorder
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 85473

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 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Tubes
  • 7
  • Number of Transistors
  • 3
  • Semiconductors
  • Main principle
  • Superhet with RF-stage; ZF/IF 10700 kHz; 3 AF stage(s)
  • Tuned circuits
  • 11 FM circuit(s)
  • Wave bands
  • FM Broadcast Band Only
  • Power type and voltage
  • Storage Battery for all (e.g. for car radios and amateur radios) / 14 Volt
  • Loudspeaker
  • Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil)
  • Material
  • Metal case
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: FM-900 - Motorola Inc. ex Galvin Mfg.Co
  • Shape
  • Chassis only or for «building in»
  • Notes
  • Mobile radio that tunes 88-108 mc. This under-the-dash-installation unit can operate independently of the car’s AM set. Three transistors power the hybrid circuit, which contains seven additional tubes. FM-900 shares the AM set’s antenna and can be used with any 12-volt, negatively grounded ignition system.
    Other features are AGC, AFC.
  • Price in first year of sale
  • 125.00 $
  • Circuit diagram reference
  • Beitman Radio Diagrams Vol. 21, 1961
  • Mentioned in
  • Electronic Illustrated June 1960
  • Author
  • Model page created by Egon Penker. See "Data change" for further contributors.

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