• Country
• Japan

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Panasonic, Matsushita, National ナショナル (also tubes); Osaka

• Year
• 1958

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 119774

Click on the schematic thumbnail to request the schematic as a free document.

• Number of Transistors
• 6

• Semiconductors
• MC101 OC45 OC45 OC71 OC72 OC72 OA70 MA23

• 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 / 4 × 1,5 Volt

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

• Material
• Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: National AB-235 - Panasonic, Matsushita,

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

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 144 x 86 x 37 mm / 5.7 x 3.4 x 1.5 inch

• Notes
• condensateur variable metal conventionnel encore utilise - certains transistors de type europeen.

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 0.4 kg / 0 lb 14.1 oz (0.881 lb)

• Author
• Model page created by Jean Claude Pigeon † 2008. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 3034 models, 2810 with images and 630 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Panasonic, Matsushita, National ナショナル (also tubes); Osaka