• Country
• United States of America (USA)

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

• Year
• 1959 ?

• Category
• Car Radio, perhaps also + sound player/recorder

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 85456

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• Number of Tubes
• 6

• Valves / Tubes
• 6BA6 6BE6 6BA6 6CR6 6AQ5 6X4

• Main principle
• Superhet with RF-stage; ZF/IF 262.5 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)

• Tuned circuits
• 7 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast only (MW).

• Power type and voltage
• Storage Battery for all (e.g. for car radios and amateur radios) / 7 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil)

• Material
• Metal case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: VWA60 - Motorola Inc. ex Galvin Mfg.Co

• Shape
• Chassis only or for «building in»

• Notes

• Automotive model Motorola VWA60 superheterodyne receiver designed for custom installation in 1960 Volkswagen cars.

  Tuning Range: 540 - 1610 kHz
  
  Vibrator for +B

• Circuit diagram reference
• Beitman Radio Diagrams Vol. 21, 1961

• Mentioned in
• - - Manufacturers Literature (Motorola Service Manual - 68P543945 11-59)

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Photofact Folder, Howard W. SAMS (Set 501 folder 9 date 10-60)

• Author
• Model page created by Egon Penker. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• 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)