• Country
• United States of America (USA)

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Channel Master Corp.; USA

• Year
• 1965 ?

• Category
• Sound/Video Recorder and/or Player

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 340980

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• Number of Transistors
• 8

• Semiconductors

• Main principle
• Audio-Amplification

• Wave bands
• - without

• Details
• Tape Recorder

• Power type and voltage
• Batteries / addl. power jack / AA: 6 x 1.5 Volt

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

• Power out
• 0.35 W (undistorted)

• Material
• Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Micronic 6456 - Channel Master Corp.; USA

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

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 6.4 x 6.4 x 2.2 inch / 163 x 163 x 56 mm

• Notes

• Popular Science, in November 1966, named the Channel Master 6456 as one of the "17 most popular portable tape machines".

  Uses 1/4 inch tape on 2-1/2 inch reel and records/plays at 1-7/8 ips. Has a wired microphone with on/off control.

  Made in Japan

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 2 lb (2 lb 0 oz) / 0.908 kg

• Price in first year of sale
• 50.00 USD

• Author
• Model page created by Efjay Smith. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 163 models, 148 with images and 32 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Channel Master Corp.; USA