• Country
• Netherlands

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Philips; Eindhoven (tubes international!); Miniwatt

• Year
• 1978–1980

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 338222

• Number of Transistors
• Semiconductors present.

• Semiconductors

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common)

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

• Details
• Cassette-Recorder or -Player

• Power type and voltage
• Line / Batteries (any type) / 240 / D: 6 x 1.5 Volt

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

• Material
• Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: 3 Band Radio Recorder AR498 - Philips; Eindhoven tubes

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

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 380 x 240 x 100 mm / 15 x 9.4 x 3.9 inch

• Notes

• MW/SW/FM AC/battery, auto stop, 3 digit counter, built-in microphone, tone control, ALC post fading.

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 3 kg / 6 lb 9.7 oz (6.608 lb)

• Price in first year of sale
• 105.00 AUS $

• Mentioned in
• Mingay's Price Service (Feb 1979 to Aug 1980.)

• Author
• Model page created by Martin Kent. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 5244 models, 4386 with images and 3445 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Philips; Eindhoven (tubes international!); Miniwatt