• Country
• Japan

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

• Year
• 1979–1981

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 136185

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• Number of Transistors
• Semiconductors present.

• Semiconductors

• Main principle
• Superhet, double/triple conversion; ZF/IF 3000/455 kHz

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

• Power type and voltage
• (60 Hz, 120 / D: 6 x 1.5 V ?)

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

• Material
• Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: FM/AM/SW All Band Direct Readout Double Superheterodyne RF-2600 - Panasonic, Matsushita,

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

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 13.5 x 9.3 x 4.6 inch / 343 x 236 x 117 mm

• Notes
• (

  Panasonic RF-2600 (United States): double conversion superhet covering 525-1610 kHz, 3,9-10, 10-16, 16-22, 22-28 MHz and FM. AM, CW, FM on VHF.
  Two IF bandwidths, two mechanical tuning speeds, digital frequency readout by counter, suffers from drift and poor SSB reproduction using BFO.

  See also:
  RF-2600B (50-60 Hz, 110-125; 220-240 V, General Export)
  RF-2600BA (50 Hz, 240 V, Australia)
  RF-2600LBE (50 Hz, 240 V, with long-wave, United Kingdom)
  RF-2600LBS (50-60 Hz, 110-125; 220-240 V, with long-wave, Europe)

  ?)

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 3.2 kg / 7 lb 0.8 oz (7.048 lb)

• Price in first year of sale
• 290.00 $

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• WRTVH 1980

• Author
• Model page created by Martin Bösch. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 3113 models, 2896 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