• Country
• United States of America (USA)

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

• Year
• 1955

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 218991

• Number of Tubes
• 5

• Valves / Tubes
• 12BE6 12BA6 12AT6 or 12AV6 50C5 35W4

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast only (MW).

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

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil)

• Material
• Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: 56A Ch= HS-422 [green] - Motorola Inc. ex Galvin Mfg.Co

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

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 7 x 5 x 5 inch / 178 x 127 x 127 mm

• Notes
• Motorola AM Table Top 5 Tube Radio Model 56A.
  Power Consumption 35 Watts.
  Cabinet: Plastic in green Color.

• Circuit diagram reference
• Beitman Radio Diagrams Vol. 15, 1955

• Author
• Model page created by Franz Scharner. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 4650 models, 2975 with images and 4150 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)