• Country
• United States of America (USA)

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

• Year
• 1955

• Category
• Car Radio, perhaps also + sound player/recorder

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 80845

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• Number of Tubes
• 6

• Valves / Tubes
• 6BA6 6BE6 6BA6 6AV6 6AQ5 6X4

• Main principle
• Superhet with RF-stage; ZF/IF 265 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)

• Tuned circuits
• 7 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast only (MW).

• Power type and voltage
• Storage Battery for all (e.g. for car radios and amateur radios) / 6 Volt

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

• Material
• Metal case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: 5MF Ford FDH-18805-B2 - Motorola Inc. ex Galvin Mfg.Co

• Shape
• Chassis only or for «building in»

• Notes
• 6" x 9" PM elliptical speaker; Vibrator for +B. Car radio for 1955 Ford vehicles. Basic model (6 tube) with black push buttons & tone control was produced by Bendix as model R5BF, & Motorola as model 5MF. The de-Luxe model (8 tube) with chrome push buttons & tone control was produced by Motorola as model 5MF8. All 3 sets look similar & are for 6 volts only however sets were often converted to 12-volt operation.

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

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Photofact Folder, Howard W. SAMS (Date 6-55, Set 281, Folder 4)

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

• 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)