1946 Motorola
Model 65X11A
Model 65X11A
Cabinet Style: Table Tube Count: 6 Circuit Type: Superheterodyne Power: AC w/o transformer Bands: Broadcast Tubes: 12SJ7(2), 12SK7, 12SQ7, 35L6, 35Z5 Speaker: 4" Dynamic Cost: ? |
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Click here to read The Old Radio Almanac for 1946
This is a 6 tube superheterodyne Bakelite table radio that tunes the AM broadcast band.
It is built without a power transformer but due to tube advances, no resistance line cord or ballast tubes are required.
Commercial radio production was stopped during WWII as the radio manufacturers built military equipment. This is one of the first post WWII commercial radios.
Motorola was the brand name used by Galvin Manufacturing which was founded by Paul Galvin in 1928. Galvin started out making battery eliminators then branched out into auto and home radios, becoming one of the largest producers in the USA.
Galvin officially changed its' name to "Motorola" in 1947.
Galvin officially changed its' name to "Motorola" in 1947.
