• Country
• Japan

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Orion Electric Co., Ltd.; Echizen-shi (Fukui)

• Year
• 1980 ?

• Category
• Television- and Radio Receiver, perh. also + Rec. etc. (TV Radio)

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 201945

• Number of Tubes
• 1

• Valves / Tubes

• Number of Transistors
• 23

• Semiconductors

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common)

• Wave bands
• Wave Bands given in the notes.

• Power type and voltage
• Line / Storage batteries (perhaps also batteries) / 220; 12; 15 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 5.5 cm = 2.2 inch

• Material
• Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Color 8501 - Orion Electric Co., Ltd.;

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

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 174 x 270 x 298 mm / 6.9 x 10.6 x 11.7 inch

• Notes
• Getrennte stufenlos abstimmbare Tuner für VHF/UHF, Radioteil mit UKW, MW, LW. CCIR und PAL-System. Mögliche Stromversorgung AC: 220 V, DC: 15 V (10 x Monozelle) oder 12 V (Autobatterie oder einsetzbarer, spezieller NC-Akku). Farbbildröhre 14 cm mit 55° Ablenkung. 9 IC's, 49 Dioden.

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 5 kg / 11 lb 0.2 oz (11.013 lb)

• Price in first year of sale
• 550.00 DM

• Source of data
• - - Data from my own collection

• Author
• Model page created by Andreas Echtner. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 151 models, 143 with images and 17 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Orion Electric Co., Ltd.; Echizen-shi (Fukui)