Transistor 865 Mariner

• Country
• Germany

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

• Year
• 1970

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 117390

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

• Picture
• Schematics

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• Number of Transistors
• 12

• Semiconductors
• BF255 BF240 BF241 BF241 BF241 BF241 BF241 BC108 BC109 BC181 AC187 AC188 BA124 1N60 AA112 AA112 BZ102

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 460/10700 kHz

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

• Wave bands
• Broadcast, 2 Short Wave plus FM or UHF.

• Power type and voltage
• Batteries / addl. power jack / D: 6 x 1.5 / DC 9 Volt

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

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Transistor 865 Mariner - Grundig Radio-Vertrieb, RVF,

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

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 380 x 235 x 105 mm / 15 x 9.3 x 4.1 inch

• Notes

• A portable AM/FM transistor radio with FM (88-108MHz), MW, SW and MSW (Trawler Band).
  Mains power with removable power supply TN4 (110-125 / 220-240), or TN12A (110 / 220V) equipped with an additional transistor AD162. Batteries 6 x 1.5V D cells. With push buttons for AFC and dial illumination (permanently on when powered by the PSU), battery condition meter, volume control and tone control (which pulls out/pushes in to cut/boost bass), behind a sliding door on the back, a switch for PSU/battery power, DIN socket, earphone socket, an additional 9 volt power jack and terminals for FM and AM antennae and earth.

  See also the earlier Transistor 860 Mariner TR860 with different cabinet style. Also similar to the Grundig Yacht Boy N210 which has LW in place of Trawler Band.

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• -- Schematic

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• - - Manufacturers Literature (Grundig Transistor 865 Mariner repair manual dated 1970)

• Author
• Model page created by Antonio Martins-Pais. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 6208 models, 5437 with images and 4205 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Grundig (Radio-Vertrieb, RVF, Radiowerke); Fürth/Bayern