50X1

• Country
• United States of America (USA)

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

• Year
• 1940/1941

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 48825

• Picture
• Schematics

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• Number of Tubes
• 5

• Valves / Tubes
• 12SA7GT 12SK7GT 12SQ7GT 50L6GT 35Z5GT

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common)

• Tuned circuits
• 6 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast only (MW).

• Power type and voltage
• AC/DC-set / 117 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil)

• Material
• Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: 50X1 - Motorola Inc. ex Galvin Mfg.Co

• Shape
• Tablemodel without push buttons, Mantel/Midget/Compact up to 14

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 10 x 6.5 x 6 inch / 254 x 165 x 152 mm

• Notes

• Tuning Range 540 to 1720 kc. Brown plastic cabinet. See also the Motorola model 50XH1 with 20 ft. attached antenna.

  Also available in ivory finish.

• External source of data
• Ernst Erb

• Source of data
• Collector's Guide to Antique Radios 4. Edition

• Circuit diagram reference
• Rider's Perpetual, Volume 12 = ca. 1941 and before

• Mentioned in
• Table Top Radios Vol. 1 Stein 98 (page 117.)

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• -- Schematic

• Literature/Schematics (3)
• Motorola Folder H-201, for 1941.

• Other Models

• Here you find 4508 models, 2955 with images and 4002 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)