TR-610
ID = 71253
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Sony; Tokyo: TR-610 [Radio] ID = 55105 385x532
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| Year: 1958 | Type: Radio - or past WW2 tuner | ||||
| Semiconductors (the count is only for transistors) | 6: 2T73 2T76 2T76 2T65 2T65 2T65 1T23 |
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| Principle | Super-Heterodyne (Super in general); IF-Freq 455 kHz; 2 AF stage(s) |
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| Tuned circuits | 5 AM circuit(s) |
| Wave bands | Broadcast only (MW). |
| Details | |
| Power type and voltage | Dry Batteries / 9 Volt |
| Loudspeaker | Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 2.25 inch = 5.7 cm |
| Power out | 0.1 W |
| from Radiomuseum.org | Model: TR-610 - Sony; Tokyo |
| Material | Modern plastics (no Bakelite or Catalin) |
| Shape | Very small Portable or Pocket-Set (Handheld) < 8 inch. |
| Dimensions (WHD) | 63 x 106 x 25 mm / 2.5 x 4.2 x 1 inch |
| Notes | In November 1958 SONY produced the TR-610 as a "Vertical shirtpocket transistor radio". The TR-610 is the most representative of all early transistor radios. «TR-610 is the one by which all others are judged.» Metal golden grille; sales 436,952 items! Three way wire handle. This information for Sony TR-610 has been taken from Enrico Tedeschi's website. |
| Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg) | 0.3 kg / 0 lb 10.6 oz (0.661 lb) |
| Price in first year of sale | 10000 yen |
| Collectors' prices | 10 Collector prices (for members Radiomuseum.org) |
| Circuit diagram reference | Rider's Perpetual, Volume 22, covering 1951 |
| Mentioned in | Marty Bunis, Norman Smith, David Lane, Roger Handy, Eric Wrobbel, Enrico Tedeschi |
| Literature/Schematics (1) | Antique Radio Magazine n.49, June 2002, page 42 (Ita/Eng). Free at Aldo Andreani's website. |
Model page created by Ernst Erb. See "Data change" for further contributors.
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