• Country
• United States of America (USA)

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

• Year
• 1953 ?

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 91005

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• Number of Tubes
• 4

• Valves / Tubes
• 6BD6 6BE6 6BD6 6CR6

• Main principle
• Superhet with RF-stage; ZF/IF 455 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)

• Tuned circuits
• 7 AM circuit(s)

• Power type and voltage
• Storage Battery for all (e.g. for car radios and amateur radios) / 6 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• - For headphones or amp.

• Material
• Metal case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: R17A6 Tuner - Motorola Inc. ex Galvin Mfg.Co

• Notes
• Chassis R17A6 with mechanical pushbutons.
  This Tuner Unit requires a separate Audio & Power Unit Motorola Models P6-2 or P8-2 to form a complete radio receiver.

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Beitman Radio Diagrams, Vol. 14, 1954

• Author
• Model page created by Walter Wiesmüller † May 2012. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• 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)