• Country
• United States of America (USA)

• Manufacturer / Brand
• General Electric Co. (GE); Bridgeport CT, Syracuse NY

• Year
• 1965/1966

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 100530

• • Brand: Musaphonic

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• Number of Transistors
• 11

• Semiconductors

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 455/10700 kHz

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

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

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

• Material
• Various materials

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: P1820B - General Electric Co. GE;

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

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 6.7 x 4.5 x 2.3 inch / 170 x 114 x 58 mm

• Notes

• The General Electric P1820B is a portable, battery operated 11 transistor AM/FM Radio. Uses Qty(4) 1.5V AA batteries.  The AM band frequency tuning range is 540 to 1620kHz.  The FM band frequency tuning range is 88 to 108MHz.  Has telescopic antenna for FM and internal loopstick antenna for AM.  Also has push-pull audio output stage and earphone jack that disconnects the speaker for private listening.  Speaker 12 ohms, 0.8 Watts. Carrying Handle.

  This model is similar to the P1820A, P1820D, P1820F, P1820K, P1820L and P1820M models except has different transistors and resistors.

  The P1815A and P1820A use the same schematic and PCB; similarly the P1815B and P1820B use the same schematic and PCB.

• Mentioned in
• GE 1966 Portable Radios catalog

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• General Electric Service Notes (General Electric Radio Service Guide Volume VI pages 114, 115)

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• Photofact TSM Transistor Radio Series SAMS (TSM-59 Sept 1965, pages 37 to 44)

• Author
• Model page created by Vitor Oliveira. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 2916 models, 2139 with images and 2042 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from General Electric Co. (GE); Bridgeport CT, Syracuse NY