• 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
• 143093

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

• Number of Transistors
• 8

• Semiconductors
• 2N486 2N483 CK879 2N482 CK879 2N362 2N632 2N632

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 455 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)

• Tuned circuits
• 5 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast only (MW).

• Power type and voltage
• Dry Batteries / C: 6 x 1.5 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) - elliptical

• Material
• Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: 8 Transistor 808 - Olympic Radio & Television,

• Shape
• Portable set > 8 inch (also usable without mains)

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 9 x 6 x 3.25 inch / 229 x 152 x 83 mm

• Notes

• The Olympic Model 808 has the following features:

  • Battery operated transistorized portable AM receiver.
  • Vernier 2-gang tuning capacitor.
  • Eliptical PM speaker is 4" × 6".
  • Earphone jack disconnects speaker.
  • Plastic carry handle.
  • Weight listed includes six C batteries.
  • Both PNP CK879 transistors wired as diodes (B-C shorted). First one is to clamp a possible AGC overload condition, second one is the Detector.

  Produced also with the Fleetwood and probably Truetone brands.

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 3.7 lb (3 lb 11.2 oz) / 1.680 kg

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Photofact Folder, Howard W. SAMS (Set 480 folder 8 date 4-60)

• Author
• Model page created by Peter Hoddow. 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)