• Country
• Japan

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

• Year
• 1975/1976

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 176746

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• Number of Transistors
• 19

• Semiconductors
• 2SK49 2SK49 2SC829 2SC1359 2SC829 2SC829 2SC829 2SC829 2SC829 2SC829 2SA564 2SC1359 2SC1359 2SC900 2SB173 2SC945 2SC1568 2SC1568

• Main principle
• Superhet with RF-stage; ZF/IF 455 / 10700 kHz; 4 AF stage(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast, more than 2 SW bands plus FM or UHF.

• Power type and voltage
• Line / Batteries (any type) / 50Hz, 240 / C: 6 x 1.5 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 12 cm = 4.7 inch

• Power out
• 3.3 W (unknown quality)

• Material
• Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: National-Panasonic 6 Band Receiver RF-1180BA RF-1180BA - Panasonic, Matsushita,

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

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 302 x 211 x 99 mm / 11.9 x 8.3 x 3.9 inch

• Notes

• National-Panasonic RF-1180BA (Australia/New Zealand)

  Power consumption 7 Watts from AC.
  Features 2 Hour On/Off timer, Earphone compartment, External Earphone socket (8 Ohm), FM MPX Out (5K Ohm), and record output jack (6K Ohm), Dial light, separate bass & treble controls, loudness switch, adjustable MW/SW RF gain, switchable tuning / battery meter, FM Automatic Frequency Control and MW DX / Local swich. Also has a rotating ferrite antenna and telescopic rod aerial.

  Frequency range:

  FM 76-108 MHz,
  MW 525-1605 kHz,
  SW1 1.6-3.6 MHz,
  SW2 3.6-7.5 MHz,
  SW3 7.5-15 MHz,
  SW4 15-30 MHz.

  See also:
  RF-1180 (Panasonic, 60Hz, 120V, United States)
  RF-1180B (National-Panasonic, 50-60Hz, 110-125; 220-240V, General Export)
  RF-1180DB (National-Panasonic, 50-60Hz, 110-125; 220-240V, General Export)
  RF-1180DBA (National-Panasonic, 50Hz, 240V, Australia/New Zealand)

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 3 kg / 6 lb 9.7 oz (6.608 lb)

• Price in first year of sale
• 159.00 AUS $

• Mentioned in
• Mingay's Price Service (Feb 1976 & Aug 1976.)

• Author
• Model page created by Roger Brinkman. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 3098 models, 2877 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