- 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
- 49260
Click on the schematic thumbnail to request the schematic as a free document.
- Number of Tubes
- 8
- Main principle
- Superhet with RF-stage; ZF/IF 455 kHz
- Tuned circuits
- 7 AM circuit(s)
- Wave bands
- Broadcast, Short Wave(s) and Police.
- Details
- Changer (Record changer)
- Power type and voltage
- Alternating Current supply (AC) / 117 Volt
- Loudspeaker
- Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil) / Ø 12 inch = 30.5 cm
- Power out
- 9 W (unknown quality)
- Material
- Wooden case
- from Radiomuseum.org
- Model: 83F1 - Motorola Inc. ex Galvin Mfg.Co
- Shape
- Console, Lowboy (legs < 50 %).
- Dimensions (WHD)
- 35 x 33 x 17.5 inch / 889 x 838 x 445 mm
- Notes
-
Push Button Tuner, Loop Antenna. Tuning Range 540 to 1720 kc, 1700 to 5700 kc and 5700 to 18,000 kc.
This unit uses the B4RC record changer.
- External source of data
- Ernst Erb
- Source of data
- The Radio Collector's Directory and Price Guide 1921 - 1965
- Circuit diagram reference
- Rider's Perpetual, Volume 12 = ca. 1941 and before
- Mentioned in
- Pre-War Consoles
- 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)