Radar Matic RF-880

Panasonic, Matsushita, National ナショナル (also tubes); Osaka

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  • Year
  • 1968 ??
  • Category
  • Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 74906

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 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Transistors
  • 18
  • Semiconductors
  • Main principle
  • Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 455 kHz; 3 AF stage(s)
  • Wave bands
  • Wave Bands given in the notes.
  • Power type and voltage
  • Storage and/or dry batteries / 6; 12; 4 x 1,5 Volt
  • Loudspeaker
  • Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 12 cm = 4.7 inch
  • Power out
  • 2.5 W (unknown quality)
  • Material
  • Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: Radar Matic RF-880 - Panasonic, Matsushita,
  • Shape
  • Portable set > 8 inch (also usable without mains)
  • Dimensions (WHD)
  • 266 x 184 x 86 mm / 10.5 x 7.2 x 3.4 inch
  • Notes

  • Panasonic Radar Matic RF-880;
    Motor driven station search, tone control, loc./DX sensitivity switch, dial light, MPX out, stereo in & earphones-ext. speaker jack, AFC, multi-connector socket for suitable car bracket type RD-880LC as an option.
    Motorischer Sendersuchlauf (Radar-Matic). Auch unter National und National-Panasonic vertrieben.

    Power supply: 6 or 12 V car battery or 4 x 1,5 V dry batteries.

    Wave bands:
      -  MW  (530 - 1605 kHz)
      -  Marine Band  (1,6 - 4,5 MHz)
      -  FM  (87 - 108 MHz).

  • Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
  • 3 kg / 6 lb 9.7 oz (6.608 lb)
  • Mentioned in
  • -- Original-techn. papers.
  • Author
  • Model page created by Johann Schönauer. See "Data change" for further contributors.

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Forum contributions about this model: Panasonic,: Radar Matic RF-880

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Herr Schönauer's radio is the National Panasonic RF-880L version that was sold in Europe.  It has LW, MW and FM.  There was a different version of this model sold in the USA under the name 'Panasonic' (without the 'National'); it was designated simply RF-880 and had the old 'marine' band (1,6...4 MHz) in place of LW.  It also had a slower operating speed for the automatic tuning when using the 'marine' band.  It also had only English dial markings.  In all other respects, both versions are physically identical.

(I owned a US-version RF-880 some years ago, and I currently have an RF-880L.)

Todd Stackhouse, 16.Nov.07

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