• Country
• United States of America (USA)

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

• Year
• 1937/1938

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 49191

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• Number of Tubes
• 6

• Valves / Tubes
• 6A8G 6K7G 6H6G 6F5G 6V6G 5Y3

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 465 kHz

• Tuned circuits
• 6 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast and Short Wave (SW).

• Power type and voltage
• Alternating Current supply (AC) / 115 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil) / Ø 8 inch = 20.3 cm

• Power out
• 7.5 W (unknown quality)

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: 6-T Ch=6-2 - Motorola Inc. ex Galvin Mfg.Co

• Shape
• Tablemodel, low profile (big size).

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 21.25 x 12 x 10.25 inch / 540 x 305 x 260 mm

• Notes

• Tuning Range: 540 to 1720 kc, 2200 to 7000 kc and 7000 to 22,000 kc (kHz).

• Price in first year of sale
• 49.95 $

• External source of data
• Ernst Erb

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

• Circuit diagram reference
• Rider's Perpetual, Volume 8 = 1937 and before

• Mentioned in
• The Radio Collector's Directory and Price Guide 1921 - 1965

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Machine Age to Jet Age II (page 198.)

• Literature/Schematics (3)
• Motorola Folder for 1938.

• 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)