• Country
• United States of America (USA)

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Radio Shack (Tandy, Realistic, Micronta); USA

• Year
• 1970 ?

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 182203

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• Number of Transistors
• 12

• Semiconductors
• 2SC535 2SC535 2SB75 2SB75 2SB77 2SB77 2SC535 2SA234 2SA350 2SA350 2SC45 2SB75

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common)

• Wave bands
• Wave Bands given in the notes.

• Power type and voltage
• Dry Batteries / AA: 4 x 1.5 Volt

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

• Material
• Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Realistic Patrolman AM/Police 2 Band Radio 12-269 and 12-629A - Radio Shack Tandy, Realistic,

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

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 177 x 112 x 38 mm / 7 x 4.4 x 1.5 inch

• Notes

• Realistic 12-629 and 12-629A Solid State - Squelch Controlled AM/Police Band Radio;
  BC-AM & VHF 147 - 175 MHz (AM), ext. DC in, earphones socket.  It appears that the differences are that the 12-629 is gray with a fold-down handle and the 12-629A is black or blue with a press-down handle.

  This radio first appeared in the 1970 Radio Shack annual catalog and was offered until the 1977 annual catalog. 

  Made in Taiwan

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Radio Shack Catalog (1970 page 7)

• Author
• Model page created by a member from A. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 1329 models, 1212 with images and 163 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Radio Shack (Tandy, Realistic, Micronta); USA