Transistor 6 "Tempest" 870

Bulova Watch Corp.; Woodside (NY)

  • Year
  • 1963
  • Category
  • Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 106574

 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Transistors
  • 6
  • Semiconductors
  • Main principle
  • Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 455 kHz
  • Wave bands
  • Broadcast only (MW).
  • Power type and voltage
  • Dry Batteries / 4 Volt
  • Loudspeaker
  • Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil)
  • Material
  • Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: Transistor 6 "Tempest" 870 - Bulova Watch Corp.; Woodside
  • Shape
  • Very small Portable or Pocket-Set (Handheld) < 8 inch.
  • Dimensions (WHD)
  • 2 x 3 x 1 inch / 51 x 76 x 25 mm
  • Notes
  • SAMS Photofact, date 1-63, set 614, folder 4 features the Bulova models 870, 872, 873, 875 and 876 as the same schematic.
  • Mentioned in
  • -- Original prospect or advert
  • Author
  • Model page created by Peter Hoddow. See "Data change" for further contributors.

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