Trendsetter RL271
Philips Australia
- Country
- Australia
- Manufacturer / Brand
- Philips Australia
- Year
- 1969–1974
- Category
- Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
- Radiomuseum.org ID
- 223115
Service manual cover.
Click on the schematic thumbnail to request the schematic as a free document.
- Number of Transistors
- 7
- Main principle
- Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 455 kHz; 3 AF stage(s)
- Tuned circuits
- 5 AM circuit(s)
- Wave bands
- Broadcast only (MW).
- Power type and voltage
- Dry Batteries / 9 Volt
- Loudspeaker
- Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil)
- Material
- Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)
- from Radiomuseum.org
- Model: Trendsetter RL271 - Philips Australia
- Shape
- Very small Portable or Pocket-Set (Handheld) < 8 inch.
- Dimensions (WHD)
- 6.375 x 4.0975 x 5.065 inch / 162 x 104 x 129 mm
- Notes
-
Philips Model RL271 "Trendsetter"
A seven transistor, mini-module power chassis portable radio. Unbreakable polypropylene case in caviar black/almond beige. Complete with leather-look carrying case. All-States and kHz dial; long range reception. (FROM MINGAY'S PRICE SERVICE)
Battery: Eveready Type 2362.
This radio was awarded the Good Design Award for Australia Index selected by the Industrial Design Council of Australia.
- Price in first year of sale
- 39.05 AUS $
- Mentioned in
- Mingay's Price Service (Feb 1970 to Feb 1974.)
- Literature/Schematics (1)
- -- Original-techn. papers. (Philips Service Notes, Jan 1970.)
- Literature/Schematics (2)
- J.R. Publications Transistor Radio Service Handbook (Group G7, 1970, Page P1-14)
- Author
- Model page created by Stuart Irwin. See "Data change" for further contributors.
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