• Country
• United States of America (USA)

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Fantavox (Marshall Field & Co.), Chicago, IL

• Year
• 1965 ??

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 208275

Click on the schematic thumbnail to request the schematic as a free document.

• Number of Transistors
• 8

• Semiconductors
• 2SA339 2SA338 2SA338 2SB261 2SB162 2SB162 2SB262 2SB262 MA80

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 455 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)

• Tuned circuits
• 5 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast only (MW).

• Power type and voltage
• Dry Batteries / 2 x 1,3 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) - elliptical / Ø 5 cm = 2 inch

• Power out
• 0.2 W (unknown quality)

• Material
• Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Micro-Radio TA-8001 - Fantavox Marshall Field & Co.,

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

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 40 x 50 x 20 mm / 1.6 x 2 x 0.8 inch

• Notes

• Gehäuse ist aus Kunststoff mit Metallzierleisten.
  Betriebsart: 2 x 1,3 Volt, Everready E640 Mercury (Quecksilber).

  See also Lloyd's 5K05A and 5K05B, Standard SR-H437 etc.

  Made in Japan 517

   

   

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 0.2 kg / 0 lb 7 oz (0.441 lb)

• Author
• Model page created by Gerhard Härtl. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 5 models, 5 with images and 1 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Fantavox (Marshall Field & Co.), Chicago, IL