• Country
• United States of America (USA)

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

• Year
• 1966 ?

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 272720

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• Number of Transistors
• 8

• Semiconductors

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 455 kHz; 3 AF stage(s); none

• Tuned circuits
• 5 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast only (MW).

• Power type and voltage
• Dry Batteries / "AA" 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: XP73BE Ch= HS-6208 - Motorola Inc. ex Galvin Mfg.Co

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

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 74 x 116 x 42 mm / 2.9 x 4.6 x 1.7 inch

• Notes

• The Motorola XP73BE is a battery operated 8 transistor portable BC band receiver.  The BC band frequency tuning range is 540-1620kHz.  Has push-pull output stage.  Also has 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
  XP73BE	Black
  XP73BN	Beige

   

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Beitman Radio Diagrams, Vol. 26, 1966 (Page 57, 58)

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• Photofact TSM Transistor Radio Series SAMS (TSM-67, pages 60-63 dated March 1966)

• Author
• Model page created by Ruben Garcia Bayon. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 4646 models, 2969 with images and 4146 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)