• Country
• South Africa

• Manufacturer / Brand
• BayGen Products PTY South Africa; Kapstadt, danach Freeplay Energy; Südafrika

• Year
• 1995–1997

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 74018

• • Brand: Freeplay

• Number of Transistors
• Semiconductors present.

• Semiconductors

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast, Short Wave plus FM or UHF.

• Power type and voltage
• Solar- and/or muscle driven, also addl. power jack possible / 3 - 9 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 3.5 inch = 8.9 cm

• Power out
• 4 W (unknown quality)

• Material
• Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Freeplay-classic FPR1 - BayGen Products PTY South

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

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 13.5 x 9.5 x 5.5 inch / 343 x 241 x 140 mm

• Notes
• Mit Kurbel aufziehbares Federwerk (wind up) treibt Generator, 60 Umdrehungen ca. 25 Minuten Spielzeit. 3···9 V= extern zuführbar. IC vorhanden.
  
  Handcranc winds mechanical movement, drives generator: 60 turns, abt. 25 minutes playtime. Two shortwave options, model A 3.3-12 MHz, Model B 5.8-18 MHz.

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 2.8 kg / 6 lb 2.7 oz (6.167 lb)

• Price in first year of sale
• 196.00 DM

• Source of data
• -- Collector info (Sammler)

• Mentioned in
• Funkgeschichte der GFGF (147/2003)

• Author
• Model page created by Wolfgang Eckardt. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 6 models, 6 with images and 1 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from BayGen Products PTY South Africa; Kapstadt, danach Freeplay Energy; Südafrika