• 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
• 269670

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• Number of Transistors
• Semiconductors present.

• Semiconductors

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast (BC) and FM or UHF.

• Details
• Cassette-Recorder or -Player

• Power type and voltage
• Line plus power jack, mostly with battery or storage battery / 240/ D: 4 x 1.5 Volt

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

• Power out
• 2 W (unknown quality)

• Material
• Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: National Panasonic RQ-444S - Panasonic, Matsushita,

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

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 298 x 175 x 81.5 mm / 11.7 x 6.9 x 3.2 inch

• Notes

• National Model RQ444S

  AM/FM portable radio combination, auto rewind, sleep switch, AC/batt. microphone mixing facility, slide tone and volume controls, recording level, tuning and battery check meter, dial light, auto stop, built-in microphone, frquency response 50 - 10,000 Hz, jacks for aux. input ext./mic. with reomte control, car adaptor, earphone or extension speaker. (MINGAY'S PRICE SERVICE)

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 2.3 kg / 5 lb 1.1 oz (5.066 lb)

• Price in first year of sale
• 169.00 AUS $

• Mentioned in
• Mingay's Price Service (Aug 1975 to Aug 1976.)

• Author
• Model page created by Franz Scharner. 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