• 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
• 49290

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• Number of Tubes
• 9

• Valves / Tubes
• 6A8G 6J5G 6K7G 6K7G 6G5 6H6G 6J5G 6V6G 5Y3

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

• Tuned circuits
• 8 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast, Short Wave(s) and Police.

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

• Loudspeaker
• Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil) / Ø 12 inch = 30.5 cm

• Power out
• 7.5 W (unknown quality)

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: 9-A Ch= 9-3 - Motorola Inc. ex Galvin Mfg.Co

• Shape
• Console: Chairside Radio.

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 17.5 x 20.25 x 27 inch / 445 x 514 x 686 mm

• Notes

• Oval shaped end table model. Tuning Range: 540 to 1720 kc, 2200 to 7000 kc and 7000 to 22,000 kc.

• Price in first year of sale
• 89.95 $

• 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)
• Radio Retailing (Radio & Television R.) (June 1937.)

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

• Other Models

• Here you find 4509 models, 2955 with images and 4003 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)