• Country
• United States of America (USA)

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

• Year
• 1965 ?

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 284241

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• Number of Transistors
• 7

• Semiconductors

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 455 kHz

• Power type and voltage
• Dry Batteries / 2 x 1.5 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 2.25 inch = 5.7 cm

• Material
• Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: X57E Ch= HS-6125 - Motorola Inc. ex Galvin Mfg.Co

• Shape
• Very small Portable or Pocket-Set (Handheld) < 8 inch.

• Notes

• The Motorola X57E is a portable battery operated 7 transistor BC band radio. The BC band frequency tuning range is 540 to 1620kHz. Has push-pull audio output stage, ferrite rod antenna and earphone jack that disconnects the speaker for private listening.

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

  Model	Cabinet Color
  X57E	Charcoal with gray knobs
  X57N	Beige with ivory knobs

   

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• - - Manufacturers Literature (Motorola Service Manual 68P60084A81 dated 2/65)

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• Photofact TSM Transistor Radio Series SAMS (TSM-59 dated September 1965 pages 78 to 81)

• Author
• Model page created by David Erali. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 4647 models, 2971 with images and 4147 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)