• Country
• Germany

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Loewe-(Opta); Deutschland

• Year
• 1960–1962

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 2852

• • alternative name: Löwe Radio

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• Number of Transistors
• 6

• Semiconductors
• OC169 OC169R OC169 OC71 OC72 OC72 OA90

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 460 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)

• Tuned circuits
• 6 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast only (MW).

• Power type and voltage
• Dry Batteries / 9 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 6 cm = 2.4 inch

• Material
• Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Dandy 5900 - Loewe-Opta; Deutschland

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

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 72 x 114 x 32 mm / 2.8 x 4.5 x 1.3 inch

• Notes
• Loewe Opta Dandy 5900 ist Nachfolger von Terry 4900 mit geänderter Schaltung.

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 0.3 kg / 0 lb 10.6 oz (0.661 lb)

• Price in first year of sale
• 99.00 DM

• Source of data
• HdB d.Rdf-& Ferns-GrH 1960/61 / Radiokatalog Band 1, Ernst Erb

• Mentioned in
• HdB d.Rdf-& Ferns-GrH 1961/62

• Other Models

• Here you find 1629 models, 1368 with images and 1183 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Loewe-(Opta); Deutschland