• Year
  • 1959 ?
  • Category
  • Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 147176

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 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Transistors
  • 7
  • Main principle
  • Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 455 kHz
  • Wave bands
  • Broadcast plus 2 Short Wave bands.
  • Power type and voltage
  • Dry Batteries / 6 × 1.5 Volt
  • Loudspeaker
  • Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 2.5 inch = 6.4 cm
  • Material
  • Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: SW-7 - Continental Merchandise Co.
  • Shape
  • Very small Portable or Pocket-Set (Handheld) < 8 inch.
  • Notes
  • Battery operated transistorized portable 3 band receiver.

    It has a ferrite rod antenna inside the case that is connected to the external metal handle.  If the handle is upright or tilted, the antenna is on. When the handle is down, it is off.

    Als KW-Antenne ist innen im Gehäuse eine Wicklung Draht verlegt, und ebenfalls aufgenommen in die Antennenschleife ist der Henkel aus Metall. Wenn der Henkel oben steht, oder schräggestellt ist, ist die Antenne eingeschaltet. Wenn der Henkel unten ist, ist sie aus.

  • Author
  • Model page created by Peter Hoddow. See "Data change" for further contributors.

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