• Country
• United States of America (USA)

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Olympic Radio & Television, Inc.; New York (NY)

• Year
• 1959

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 176847

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

• Number of Transistors
• 8

• Semiconductors
• 2N219 2N219 2N218 2N218 2N215 2N215 HV15 2N217 2N217

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast only (MW).

• Power type and voltage
• Dry Batteries / 4 x 1,5 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 8.5 cm = 3.3 inch

• Material
• Leather / canvas / plastic - over other material

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: 859 [8 Transistor] - Olympic Radio & Television,

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

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 110 x 160 x 55 mm / 4.3 x 6.3 x 2.2 inch

• Notes
• Battery operated transistorized portable AM receiver, production date 10.06.1959. There is also a later 9 Transistor model with an additional Transistor for bias stabilization.

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 0.620 kg / 1 lb 5.9 oz (1.366 lb)

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

• Other Models

• Here you find 585 models, 269 with images and 533 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Olympic Radio & Television, Inc.; New York (NY)