• 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
• 85580

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• Number of Transistors
• 8

• Semiconductors
• 2SA52 2SA53 2SA53 2SA53 2SB54 2SB54 2SB56 2SB56

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

• Tuned circuits
• 6 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 3.5 inch = 8.9 cm

• Material
• Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: X17R Ch= HS-798 - Motorola Inc. ex Galvin Mfg.Co

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

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 4 x 5.75 x 1.5 inch / 102 x 146 x 38 mm

• Notes

• The Motorola model X17R is a 8 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.

  The following models are identical except for cabinet color.

  Model	Cabinet Color
  X17B	Blue
  X17N	Brown
  X17R	Red

   

• 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)
• - - Manufacturers Literature

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• Transistor Radios (Model info on page 170)

• Literature/Schematics (3)
• Photofact TSM Transistor Radio Series SAMS (TSM-11 (April, 1962))

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

• Other Models

• Here you find 4623 models, 2967 with images and 4123 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)