• Country
• United States of America (USA)

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

• Year
• 1959/1960

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 136296

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• Number of Transistors
• 6

• Semiconductors
• 2SA52 2SA49 2SA49 2SB54 2SB56 2SB56

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 455 kHz

• Wave bands
• Broadcast only (MW).

• Power type and voltage
• Dry Batteries / 9 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 5 cm = 2 inch

• Material
• Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: X24W Ch= HS-881 - Motorola Inc. ex Galvin Mfg.Co

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

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 60 x 92 x 26 mm / 2.4 x 3.6 x 1 inch

• Notes
• The Motorola model X24W is a portable 6 transistor and 1 diode AM radio. AM Tuning Range: 532 to 1620 KHz. Color = White. Earphone jack is located on side of radio which disconnects the speaker for private listening. Sams photofact, set 582, folder 8, date 6-62, features the Motorola models X23B, X23E, X23V (Ch=HS-880) and X24N, X24W (Ch=HS-881) as the same schematic. Comes in a velvet lined hard plastic case. Weight of radio and case ca 0.4 kg

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 0.180 kg / 0 lb 6.3 oz (0.396 lb)

• Circuit diagram reference
• Beitman Radio Diagrams Vol. 22, 1962

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Photofact Folder, Howard W. SAMS (Set 582 folder 8 date 6-62)

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• - - Manufacturers Literature

• Author
• Model page created by Peter Hoddow. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 4596 models, 2962 with images and 4095 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)