• 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
• 49194

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• Number of Tubes
• 6

• Valves / Tubes
• 6A8G 6K7G 6Q7G 25L6G 25Z6G L49C

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 465 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)

• Tuned circuits
• 6 AM circuit(s)

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

• Power type and voltage
• AC/DC-set / Either AC 60 cycles, 115V or DC, 115 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil) / Ø 6 inch = 15.2 cm

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: 6-X Ch= 6-3 and 6-6 - Motorola Inc. ex Galvin Mfg.Co

• Shape
• Tablemodel, with any shape - general.

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 15.5 x 10 x 7.5 inch / 394 x 254 x 191 mm

• Notes

• The Motorola 6X is an AC/DC operated 5 tube BC/SW band receiver with cabinet in wood.  It uses the ballast tube L49C which we show but don't count. It also uses Qty(4) #41 lamps. There is also a model 6X11U in plastic with chassis HS-245 from 1950 which is sometimes wrongly referred to as 6X.

• Price in first year of sale
• 34.95 $

• External source of data
• Ernst Erb

• Circuit diagram reference
• Rider's Perpetual, Volume 15 = 1947 and before

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

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Rider's Perpetual, Volume 15 = 1947 and before (Riders Motorola 15-6, 15-13)

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• 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)