• Country
• United States of America (USA)

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

• Year
• 1968 ?

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 96103

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• Number of Transistors
• 10

• Semiconductors

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 455 kHz; 4 AF stage(s)

• Tuned circuits
• 5 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast only (MW).

• Power type and voltage
• Dry Batteries / 4 x 1,5 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 2.75 inch = 7 cm

• Material
• Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Ten Transistor XP23DE - Motorola Inc. ex Galvin Mfg.Co

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

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 3.75 x 5.5 x 1.5 inch / 95 x 140 x 38 mm

• Notes

• The Motorola XP23DE is a battery operated 10 Transistor portable AM Receiver.  Uses Qty(4) 1.5V batteries.  Has push-pull output stage and earphone jack that disconnects the speaker for private listening.

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

  Model	Back Cabinet Color
  XP23DE	Unknown
  XP23DL	Unknown
  XP23DN	Unknown

   

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Beitman Radio Diagrams, vol. 27, 1967-69 (last volume) (Page 81)

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• Photofact TSM Transistor Radio Series SAMS (TSM-97 dated February 1969 Pages 49-54)

• 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)