Melody-Boy 500

• Country
• Germany

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Grundig (Radio-Vertrieb, RVF, Radiowerke)

• Year
• 1972/1973

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 74139

• • alternative name: Grundig Portugal || Grundig USA / Lextronix

• Picture
• Schematics

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• Number of Transistors
• 11

• Semiconductors
• BF314 BF241 BF241 BF240 BF241 BF241 BC309 BC238 BC238 AC187 AC188 AA112 AA112 AA112 BZ102 BZ102

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 460 kHz

• Tuned circuits
• 7 AM circuit(s)     10 FM circuit(s)

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

• Power type and voltage
• Line / Batteries (any type) / 110-220 / 9 Volt

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

• Power out
• 1.5 W (unknown quality)

• Material
• Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Melody-Boy 500 - Grundig Radio-Vertrieb, RVF,

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

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 290 x 168 x 66 mm / 11.4 x 6.6 x 2.6 inch

• Notes
• UKW: 87,5 - 108 MHz
  KW: 5850 - 16200 kHz
  MW: 510 - 1620 kHz
  LW: 145 - 260 kHz
  

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 1.8 kg / 3 lb 15.4 oz (3.965 lb)

• Source of data
• -- Original-techn. papers.

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• -- Original-techn. papers.

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

• Other Models

• Here you find 6201 models, 5426 with images and 4198 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Grundig (Radio-Vertrieb, RVF, Radiowerke)