• Country
• Japan

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Hitachi Ltd.; Tokyo

• Year
• 1965 ??

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 310415

• • alternative name: Hitachi Sales Corp. of America

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• Number of Transistors
• 8

• Semiconductors
• 2SA350 2SA12 2SA353 2SB77 2SB75 2SB75 2SB77 2SB77

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast and Short Wave (SW).

• Power type and voltage
• Dry Batteries / AA: 4 x 1.5 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) - elliptical / Ø 9 cm = 3.5 inch

• Material
• Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Hi-Phonic WH-898 - Hitachi Ltd.; Tokyo

• Shape
• Very small Portable or Pocket-Set (Handheld) < 8 inch.

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 178 x 106 x 46 mm / 7 x 4.2 x 1.8 inch

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 0.690 kg / 1 lb 8.3 oz (1.52 lb)

• Author
• Model page created by Carlo Cossa. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 1052 models, 942 with images and 241 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Hitachi Ltd.; Tokyo