• Country
• Japan

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Hitachi Ltd.; Tokyo

• Year
• 1961–1963

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 267315

• • alternative name: Hitachi Sales Corp. of America

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• Number of Transistors
• 8

• Semiconductors

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common)

• Tuned circuits
• 5 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast and Short Wave (SW).

• Power type and voltage
• Dry Batteries / AA: 3 x 1.5 Volt

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

• Material
• Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: 2 band Transistor 8 WH-829H - Hitachi Ltd.; Tokyo

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

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 6.125 x 3.5625 x 1.4375 inch / 156 x 90 x 37 mm

• Notes

• Hitachi WH829H

  Slim styled, eight transistor two band portable superheterodyne receiver. Fine tuning, tone control, new mesa-type transistors. Leather carrying case with shoulder strap. Eight stage rod antenna. Packed in display box. (FROM MINGAY'S PRICE SERVICE)

  Frequency range:
  BC 535~1605 kHz
  SW 6~18 MHz

  See also Hitachi WH-829 with SW range 3.8~12 MHz.

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 1 lb 0 oz (1 lb) / 0.454 kg

• Price in first year of sale
• 44.10 AUS £

• Mentioned in
• Mingay's Price Service (Aug 1961 to Feb 1963.)

• Author
• Model page created by Michael Gnaedig-Fischer. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 1061 models, 951 with images and 243 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Hitachi Ltd.; Tokyo