• Country
• Japan

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

• Year
• 1970–1985 ??

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 341400

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• Number of Transistors
• 7

• Semiconductors
• 2SC1359 2SC829 2SC829 2SC1815 2SC1815 2SC2120 2SC2120 OA90 OA90

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common)

• Tuned circuits
• 5 AM circuit(s)

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

• Power type and voltage
• Dry Batteries / D: 2 x 1.5 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 6.5 cm = 2.6 inch

• Material
• Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: National Panasonic MW-SW 2-Band Radio R-218W - Panasonic, Matsushita,

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

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 195 x 115 x 50 mm / 7.7 x 4.5 x 2 inch

• Notes

• Similar to Panasonic MW-SW 2-Band Portable Radio R-218DD and National Panasonic 2-Band R-218R but with different SW coverage (3,2 - 12 MHz)

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 0.550 kg / 1 lb 3.4 oz (1.211 lb)

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• -- Original-techn. papers.

• Author
• Model page created by Davide Tambuchi. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 2987 models, 2764 with images and 621 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