• Country
• United States of America (USA)

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

• Year
• 1985–1993

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 108034

• Number of Transistors
• Semiconductors present.

• Semiconductors

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common)

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

• Power type and voltage
• Line / Batteries (any type) / Either AC: 60 cycles, 120V or Batteries: "C" 4 x 1.5 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 3 inch = 7.6 cm

• Material
• Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Realistic 12-716 - Radio Shack Tandy, Realistic,

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

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 7.19 x 8.87 x 2.5 inch / 183 x 225 x 64 mm

• Notes

• Features high/low tone switch, AFC on FM, Telescoping FM antenna. Earphone included.

• Price in first year of sale
• 24.95 $

• Mentioned in
• Radio Shack Catalog (1985, No. 380, page 97; 1987, no. 406, page 84.)

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Radio Shack Catalog (1989, No. 432, page 100, 1990, No. 446, page 96.)

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• Radio Shack Catalog (1991, No. 459, page 31.)

• Literature/Schematics (3)
• Radio Shack Catalog (1992, No. 472, page 42.)

• Literature/Schematics (4)
• Radio Shack Catalog (1993, page 31.)

• Author
• Model page created by Peter Hoddow. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 1292 models, 1173 with images and 112 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Radio Shack (Tandy, Realistic, Micronta); USA