• Country
• United States of America (USA)

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

• Year
• 1960

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 85576

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• Number of Transistors
• 7

• Semiconductors
• 2N1108 2N1110 2N1111 R324 2N1273 2N1273 2N1273

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 455 kHz; 3 AF stage(s)

• Tuned circuits
• 5 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast only (MW).

• Power type and voltage
• Dry Batteries / AA: 4 x 1.5 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 2.75 inch = 7 cm

• Material
• Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: X16G Ch= HS-797 - Motorola Inc. ex Galvin Mfg.Co

• Shape
• Very small Portable or Pocket-Set (Handheld) < 8 inch.

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 3.875 x 6.125 x 1.5 inch / 98 x 156 x 38 mm

• Notes
• The Motorola model X16G is a 7 transistor and 2 diode portable AM receiver. AM band tuning range: 535-1620KHz. An earphone jack is located on rear of radio which disconnects the speaker for private listening. Cabinet color = Green. According to Beitman 1961, the Motorola chassis HS-797 is used for the models X16B, X16G and X16N.

• Circuit diagram reference
• Beitman Radio Diagrams Vol. 21, 1961

• Mentioned in
• Collector's Guide To TrR1 Bunis trans.94 (1996, page 170)

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Photofact TSM Transistor Radio Series SAMS (TSM-11, April 1962, pages 81 - 84)

• Author
• Model page created by Egon Penker. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 4607 models, 2964 with images and 4106 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)