• Country
• Japan

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Panasonic, Matsushita, National ナショナル (also tubes); Osaka

• Year
• 1960 ?

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 220469

Click on the schematic thumbnail to request the schematic as a free document.

• Number of Transistors
• 8

• Semiconductors
• MC102 or. MC103 MC102 or. MC103 MC101 MC101 OC71 OC71 OC72 OC72 OA70 MA23

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common)

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

• Power type and voltage
• Batteries / addl. power jack / AA: 4 x 1.5 / DC 6 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: National 8-Transistor 2-Band T-26T - Panasonic, Matsushita,

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

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 158 x 90 x 46 mm / 6.2 x 3.5 x 1.8 inch

• Notes

• National 8-Transistor 2-Band radio.

  ABS cabinet with oval metal speaker grill, full size leather case and screw in type SW rod antenna. Jacks for 2 earphones, 36" whip antenna, external wire antenna and AC adaptor.

  Tuning Range:
  MW: 540 - 1600 Kc/s (kHz)
  SW: 7 - 18 Mc/s (MHz)

  See also Model T-26U with different short-wave coverage.

  This model sold in Australia during 1960 for £45/3/-.

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 0.8 kg / 1 lb 12.2 oz (1.762 lb)

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• J.R. Publications Transistor Radio Service Handbook (Vol. 1, 1960, Page N17.)

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• J.R. Publications Transistor Radio Service Handbook (E Series Handbook, Page N29.)

• Literature/Schematics (3)
• Mingay's Price Service (Aug 1960.)

• Author
• Model page created by Eckhard Wegner. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 3104 models, 2885 with images and 639 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Panasonic, Matsushita, National ナショナル (also tubes); Osaka