• Country
• United States of America (USA)

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

• Year
• 1963/1964

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 90813

• • Brand: Musaphonic

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• Number of Transistors
• 5

• Semiconductors

• 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 / 9 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Magnetic loudspeaker (reed) generic. / Ø 3.5 inch = 8.9 cm

• Material
• Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: P808H - General Electric Co. GE;

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

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 180 x 116 x 60 mm / 7.1 x 4.6 x 2.4 inch

• Notes

• The General Electric P808H is a battery operated portable AM receiver. The AM band frequency tuning range is 540 to 1630kHz.  Has earphone jack that disconnects the speaker for private listening. This radio uses three self-contained circuit boards (modules). Height with unfolded handle.

  The P808H is part of the following family of models:

  Model	Other Models in Family	Cabinet Color
  P755A	None	Gray
  P805A (Early)	P805A (Late)	White
  P806A (Early)	P806A (Late)	Blue
  P807A	P807B, C, E, G, H, I, J, S, T	Black
  P808A	P808B, C, E, G, H, J, S, T	White
  P809B	P809C, E	Green

  Has high impedance speaker with reed suspended between pole pieces, drives paper cone with a stylus, and is directly driven by a single ended collector, without an audio output transformer. One of several contemporary GE transistor radio models do employ this kind of speaker which was originally used in the 1920's because of it's high efficiency and high impedance.

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 0.540 kg / 1 lb 3 oz (1.189 lb)

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Beitman Radio Diagrams, Vol. 24, 1964 (Page 48)

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• General Electric Service Notes (General Electric Radio Service Guide Volume V 1963 to 1965 page 55)

• Literature/Schematics (3)
• Photofact TSM Transistor Radio Series SAMS (TSM-30, pages 38 to 40, dated November 1963)

• Author
• Model page created by Egon Penker. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 2916 models, 2140 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