• Country
• United States of America (USA)

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

• Year
• 1961

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 254180

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• Number of Tubes
• 5

• Valves / Tubes
• 12BE6 12BA6 12AV6 50C5 35W4

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 455 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)

• Tuned circuits
• 6 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast only (MW).

• Power type and voltage
• AC/DC-set / Either AC: 60 cycles, 120V or DC: 120 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 5 inch = 12.7 cm

• Material
• Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: A17W Ch= HS-922 - Motorola Inc. ex Galvin Mfg.Co

• Shape
• Tablemodel without push buttons, Mantel/Midget/Compact up to 14

• Notes

• The Motorola A17W is an AC/DC operated 5 tube AM receiver.  The AM tuning range is 535 - 1620kHz. 

  The following models use the same schematic and cabinet but have different cabinet colors:

  Model	Cabinet Colors
  A17B	Blue
  A17G	Green
  A17W	White/Brown

  The Motorola service manual has service information for the following models: A15, A16, A17, A18, A19 series and the C15, C16, C17, C18, C19, C20 series. The A series are radio's without clocks, while the C series are radio's with clocks.

  WARNING:  When servicing this radio, an isolation transformer should be used between the power line and the radio.

• Circuit diagram reference
• Beitman Radio Diagrams Vol. 22, 1962

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• - - Manufacturers Literature (Motorola Datasheet 68P60011A71 Dated 6-61)

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• Beitman Radio Diagrams, Vol. 22, 1962 (Page 65)

• Literature/Schematics (3)
• Photofact Folder, Howard W. SAMS (Set 586, folder 10 Dated 7-62)

• Author
• Model page created by John Kusching. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 4345 models, 2846 with images and 3949 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)