• Country
• Japan

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Unknown - CUSTOM BUILT: Japan

• Year
• 1960 ??

• Category
• Sound/Video Recorder and/or Player

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 148382

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• Number of Transistors
• 4

• Semiconductors

• Wave bands
• - without

• Details
• Tape Recorder

• Power type and voltage
• Dry Batteries / 2 x 1,5 & 1 x 9 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil)

• Material
• Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Homey HR-408A - Unknown - CUSTOM BUILT: Japan

• Shape
• Portable set > 8 inch (also usable without mains)

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 190 x 150 x 68 mm / 7.5 x 5.9 x 2.7 inch

• Notes

• Single speed open reel tape recorder, Buchsen für Mikrofon und Ohrhörer. Fach für Trockenbatterien 2 x 1,5V und 1 x 9V. Wahrscheinlich baugleich mit Model Consul Deluxe HR-408A.
  No later than 1964!
  Spotted as a prop in Gerry Anderson's Ep. 8: "An Echo of Danger" first aired 22 November 1964 in the "Stingray" puppet series. Close up shots in all the "Super Marionation" shows often used real people operating real equipment. Reported by "eagle eyed" Guest Paul Johnson, Lowestoft,UK.

  The Benkson 68 HR-408A differs only in knob colour (grey rather than beige) and matches perfectly the colours on the Thunderbirds Space station recording deck.

  The Acme Model 1500 appears to be another brand using the same chassis (black knob).

  Of course all Brands may have been sold in different Colour-ways and the Model in Stingray may have been a Benkson rather than Homey, but in any case they are obviously made by the same Manufacturer and rebranded for retail chain stores or different countries

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 1 kg / 2 lb 3.2 oz (2.203 lb)

• Source of data
• - - Data from my own collection

• Author
• Model page created by Markus Schumacher. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 1147 models, 1008 with images and 102 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Unknown - CUSTOM BUILT: Japan