• Country
• Japan

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

• Year
• 1966 ?

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 173468

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• Number of Transistors
• 9

• Semiconductors
• 2SA71 or. 2SA342 2SA377 2SA70 or. 2SA341 2SA70 or. 2SA341 2SA70 or. 2SA341 2SB173 2SB175 2SB178 2SB178 OA70 OA90 OA70 OA70

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 455/10700 kHz

• Tuned circuits
• 5 AM circuit(s)     9 FM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast (BC) and FM or UHF.

• Power type and voltage
• Alternating Current supply (AC) / 60Hz, 110-120 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 4 inch = 10.2 cm

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: FM-AM Clock Radio RC-685 Ch= RQX-101 - Panasonic, Matsushita,

• Shape
• Tablemodel with Clock ((Alarm-) Clock Radio).

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 12.5 x 5.125 x 7.25 inch / 318 x 130 x 184 mm

• Notes

• Early RC series solid state (transistor) clock radio from Panasonic. Walnut wood cabinet.

  The model type RC-685 has been used around a decade later for a clock radio sold in Japan, see National Panasonic RC-685.

• Price in first year of sale
• 59.95 $

• Mentioned in
• -- Original prospect or advert

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

• Author
• Model page created by Philip Obetsanov. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 3015 models, 2791 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